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Decent: Even the most logical of us can be drawn into superstitions, as trip to Ouija board museum shows

December 2, 2022 at 1:16 p.m.

For someone who is definitely left-brained (logical thinker, rational, critical), my husband is surprisingly superstitious. Although he would have no problem walking under a ladder while holding a black cat...

Decent: Building your own robot’s fun but the skills you learn can take you everywhere, club organizer says

November 26, 2022 at 9:20 a.m.

There's more to the world of robotics than making toys move around on an obstacle course. It teaches children how to work in a team while solving real-life problems. For...

Decent: Listening’s as important as caring when you’re a pharmacist, Naperville award winner says

November 18, 2022 at 12:36 p.m.

A caring Naperville pharmacist was named Best Pharmacy Mentor in the fourth annual Best of the Best Pharmacy Awards presented by SingleCare. Digvijay "V.J." Raol was recognized for his exceptional...

Decent: Daughter’s unexpected death becomes driving force behind what Naperville’s Matrix Club will become, owner says

November 12, 2022 at 10:32 a.m.

Just as Madan Kulkarni was realizing his professional dreams, he and his wife, Shebani, found themselves at the center of an unimaginable nightmare. Their only child, Meghna, who had joined...

Decent: Longtime volunteers at Serendipity resale shop the true reason it not only survives but thrives

November 3, 2022 at 11:28 p.m.

It may be crammed with a tantalizing mix of clothes, bric-a-brac and jewelry, but the true success of Serendipity stems from the people who helped the resale shop fulfill its...

Decent: They may see it as ‘just part of the job,’ but these Naperville firefighters went above and beyond

October 28, 2022 at 2:40 p.m.

Rescuing babies from burning buildings, assisting at car accidents while off duty and helping quell riots are all in a day's work for Naperville's firefighter paramedics. Although the first responders...

Decent: Sisters’ daily walks give them more than just mental and physical gains: ‘We became like we used to be’

October 20, 2022 at 9:07 a.m.

It's never too late to take up a new form of exercise, especially if it brings you closer to your sister. Marianne Dill and Nancy Dowdell have always lived close...

If this looks foreign to you, it means you've never driven a stick shift -- or manual -- transmission. While still common in Europe, most Americans drive cars with an automatic transmission.

Decent: Shift to electric cars means scary memories of learning to drive ‘manual’ headed for history books

October 12, 2022 at 11:08 a.m.

I recently learned that in the past decade the number of stick shift cars in the U.S. has dropped by nearly 25%. With the advent of electric cars, I assume...

Decent: Pandemic helped some women embrace the power of the ‘gray’ and quit their hair dyeing ways

October 5, 2022 at 1:34 p.m.

Until recently, the fact that so many of us color our hair was anything but a gray area. As soon as one gray hair showed up, we'd drown it in...

Decent: Thanks to a spider bite, woman learns powerful lessons about cancer, gut feelings and second opinions

September 30, 2022 at 10:31 a.m.

If being bitten by a huge spider in the middle of the night wasn't bad enough, the encounter proved to be the just the beginning of retired nurse Pamela Fischer's...

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