Glenn Jeffers

In a Who's Who of black Chicago, Timuel Black could hold his own. But the author and historian recalls with pride, even awe, fellow classmates at DuSable High School who...

In this shaky economy, it's hard to commit to anything. A new car? That fancy vacation? Hmmm, maybe next year. For some, a gym membership or even a series of...

Just four weeks ago, soulful crooner Gladys Knight paid tribute to an old friend and a famed Chicago native son. Standing center stage at the Country Club Hills Theatre, the...

First bite: Mana Vegetarian dining in Chicago just got a little bit richer, a little bit easier and a little bit more fun. And that's all thanks to the recently...

So you didn't fall in love with the girl grandma set you up with and dating that co-worker was a tad like getting painted into a corner. It's time to...

First impressions: With a couple of friends tagging along, I checked out this relatively new burger joint, which sits along South State Street near the Congress Parkway. Buttressed by a...

Batman has no powers. Superman flies. Spider-Man spins. Even Ant-Man has the, uh, super-helpful ability to get small. But Batman -- for 69 years now, Bruce Wayne has patrolled Gotham...

So you want to fight crime but can't quite swing the eight-figure lifestyle? Here are some ways to do the Bruce Wayne thing on a Peter Parker budget: Batsuit: You...

AFFORDABLE ESCAPE In the middle of our mini-golf game at the nearby Indian Lakes Resort, my 5-year-old daughter looked up and said, "Mom, we should play this kind of golf...