All dressed up and nowhere to go: Chicagoland proms get postponed or canceled
Frances Harris, 18, is not a novice when it comes to the prom. Having been twice as an underclassman, she wanted her senior year at Whitney Young High School to...
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‘I never thought I’d get a call from a Darcel’: Q&A with ‘Darcel Disappoints’ creator Craig Redman
The stay at home order has many looking outside of themselves — wishing coronavirus would go away and worrying about being diagnosed with it. Me? I'm taking this time for...
Wheaton native Sonal Shah, Naperville native Parvesh Cheena are ‘on the case’ with Disney Junior’s ‘Mira, Royal Detective’
If you haven't seen Disney Junior's latest animated series, "Mira, Royal Detective," be forewarned that the main title song "We're on the Case," has a hook that is very hard...
‘What would TV look like if it actually tried to represent people who aren’t just heterosexual, white rich men’: Open TV will go live with its 5th cycle of pilot premieres and shorts
Just because we're stuck inside doesn't mean our horizons can't be broadened. That's where local streaming service Open Television (OTV) comes in with its annual OTV Tonight screening/presentation. Except this...
In Chicago-area food deserts, it’s getting even harder for residents to find fresh, healthy groceries because of the coronavirus
Rosa Gaytan was at Sanad Social Services in West Lawn before 10 a.m. Wednesday with her children, ages 9 and 5, picking up food items for herself and her brother...
University Park residents still contending with lead in their water amid the coronavirus pandemic
Ten-year University Park resident Aneka Williams is frustrated. She's contending with the same concerns about the stay-at-home order as everyone else in the state, however she's also one of 1,500...
Get a better night’s sleep and don’t let coronavirus concerns run down your immune system
Daylight savings time barely happened before the coronavirus forced Illinoisans to self-isolate. And we all can relate to how hard it is to lose an hour when the spring equinox...
Moving during coronavirus: ‘It’s really stressful to buy a home in general. This just felt surreal.’
Closing on their house didn't go anything like Megan Craig and her partner had planned. They brought their own pen and kept their distance from others. The paralegals helping with...
Estate planning in the time of coronavirus: ‘For most people, they’re off busy living, and not thinking about dying’
Legal services were deemed an essential service as part of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's stay-at-home order, which means attorneys are still working during the coronavirus pandemic. Attorney Michael Overmann, who has...
In the world of Chicago architecture and design, the future is female
Chicago is an architect's town. Architectural tours are plentiful in the city, showing off its grandeur and history. New projects are always in the mix, be it a renovation, repurposing...