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Why parents are choosing to have kids share rooms even when there’s space

June 11, 2018 at 10:27 p.m.

In nearly two-thirds of homes with two children under age 18, the kids share a room. Inside a sprawling six-bedroom home in Oak Park, Sarah Coleman's three children are tucked...

"Battle of Versailles" models Amina Warsuma, Charlene Dash, Norma Jean Darden, Bethann Hardison, Pat Cleveland and China Machado attend the Tribute to the Models Of Versailles 1973 at New York's Metropolitan Museum Of Art in 2011.

Critic Robin Givhan shines hard light on lack of diversity in fashion

May 12, 2019 at 11:22 p.m.

Robin Givhan, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post fashion critic, was all business as she spoke to a crowd of fashion enthusiasts recently during the Chicago Humanities Festival. Fashion is always...

More homeowners are choosing green fences

May 30, 2019 at 10:25 p.m.

Landscapers and their clients are thinking outside the fence and going green. Green fences use trees, bushes and a mixture of plants to create a privacy wall instead of the...

Finding the perfect wedding gift

June 10, 2018 at 4:17 p.m.

Stumped when it comes to shopping for a wedding gift for your favorite couple? Sure, there's always the registry — but if you want to stand out from the crowd...

"My mom died when I was young, so I was raised by my grandmother. She told me, 'Marry rich and do it quickly so I can dance at your wedding before I die.' I said, 'But Grandma, I'm only 11!'" --Michele Balan, New York City, stand-up comic

Looking for a Mother’s Day card for your ex?

June 12, 2018 at 2:44 a.m.

When Ken and Wanda Bass divorced in 2002, they were like many divorced couples — bitter, angry and always arguing. But Wanda said she soon realized that they needed to...

Companies that give back are winning millennials

May 12, 2019 at 11:21 p.m.

Companies are increasingly using corporate responsibility as a business tactic — and it's clearly working. If you had the choice, would you buy a bottle of liquid hand soap for...

Daddy-daughter, mom-son school events outdated, some parents say

June 8, 2018 at 8:51 p.m.

The daddy-daughter dance is an age-old tradition, but some say that it's time for a name change. Many schools host these dances in the name of long-established customs, but with...

Choosing the right date to have a garage sale is critical.

10 tips for making the most money at your garage sale

May 9, 2019 at 2:49 p.m.

Garage sale season has arrived. Here are the top 10 things you need to do to make the most money at your garage sale. Choose the right date. Yes, it...

Interior of the common area at 444 Social in Lincolnshire, Ill.

3 top home trends for 2016

June 14, 2019 at 3:33 p.m.

Three major trends emerged from the International Home & Housewares Show, which packed more than 6,000 people from 100-plus countries into Chicago recently. Clean water, multitasking and color were reflected...

Conrad Grant, 7, second from left, looks outside the living room window with sisters Maggie, 9, left, and Milly, 3, their father, John, and the family dog, Curly.

Parents of kids with disabilities find ways to tame teasing, bullying

June 11, 2018 at 1:39 a.m.

When new children are about to start the year at Willard Elementary School in River Forest, they receive welcome letters, introductions from their teachers ... and an email from a...

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