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Many millennials won't travel home for Thanksgiving. Here are a few tips on how to celebrate alone.

Tips for millennials on celebrating Thanksgiving alone without being lonely

November 20, 2020 at 1:50 p.m.

Like almost every event in 2020, Thanksgiving will look different this year. With a record-breaking number of coronavirus cases across the country and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

Jill Biden gestures as she speaks to reporters while campaigning for her husband, former Vice President Joe Biden, during a voting poll meet and greet Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in St. Petersburg, Fla.

Chicago-area educators respond to having one of their own in the White House with first lady Jill Biden

November 20, 2020 at 5:03 p.m.

Jill Biden, a lifelong teacher and first lady of the United States, is expected to keep her full-time job outside the White House after her husband takes office. Biden is...

This week, two experts advise on how to handle politics around the holidays.

Here’s how to handle discussing politics during the holidays

November 17, 2020 at 9:27 a.m.

Q: With the holidays around the corner, should you discuss politics? A: We negotiate politics across our interpersonal relationships everyday, whether they be familial, romantic, platonic and professional. There are...

This year a lot of people will be telling their families that they won't be coming over for Thanksgiving.

You’re not going to your family’s house for Thanksgiving. Here’s how to tell them.

November 12, 2020 at 3:06 p.m.

Q: How do you tell your family you won't be coming over for Thanksgiving this year? A: The best way to handle this is similar to any other event you...

Marisel Vera, author of "The Taste of Sugar." (Wes Carrasquillo, Liveright Publishing)

Humboldt Park’s Marisel Vera explores Puerto Rico’s history in new novel, ‘The Taste of Sugar’

November 12, 2020 at 4:57 p.m.

Marisel Vera always knew she was a writer. Growing up in Humboldt Park, the daughter of Puerto Rican immigrants said before she was a writer, she was a reader who...

This week, two experts share how to handle how you're feeling post the election results.

Here’s how to talk to friends and family after the election

November 4, 2020 at 8:00 a.m.

Q: The election may have left you frustrated or hopeful. How do you keep your feelings in check around friends and family members who disagree with you? A: You may...

Here’s what you need to make awesome DIY gifts on a budget

November 3, 2020 at 11:25 a.m.

This year has, without a doubt, thrown us a few curveballs, and the holidays will be no different. Why not give your friends and family members homemade presents? Whether you...

Gifts for the millennials who are, unsurprisingly, still broke

November 10, 2020 at 10:21 a.m.

As far as years go, 2020 hasn't been a particularly good one for anybody. COVID-19 has left many people with slimmer wallets than last year, including perpetually underpaid millennials. Still,...

20 Chicago-area voters share their ‘I voted’ stickers

November 2, 2020 at 2:05 p.m.

It's no secret this upcoming election is going to look different from previous years, due to the coronavirus pandemic. With the election just days away, many Illinois residents are voting...

LED lights give the ice sculptures give a colorful glow at night.

Ice Castles in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, will open this season with coronavirus safety precautions

October 30, 2020 at 2:50 p.m.

Ice Castles, in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, plans to open this season with a new design due to the novel coronavirus. Marketing Director Melissa Smuzynski said this season will have the...

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