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Decent: Naperville Municipal Band member surprised by concert celebrating his 75th band anniversary

September 23, 2022 at 1:06 p.m.

Bill Albrecht had two good reasons to celebrate this month. Not only did the street he's called home for 56 years hold its 50th Annual Block Party, but he received...

Decent: Leaving a painted rock for someone to find can provide joy in unexpected places: ‘Someone will pick it up and think this is for me’

September 16, 2022 at 11:24 a.m.

Sometimes it's all about the little things. Making a meaningful connection with someone you don't know, summoning up a smile when you don't feel like it, sprinkling a little magic...

Even in her 70th year on the throne, which she celebrated in June, Queen Elizabeth embodied the dignity and dedication that British citizens could only respect, according to columnist Hilary Decent, who was born and raised in England.

Decent: Queen Elizabeth — the one constant in most Brits’ lives — set a standard for all of us to follow

September 8, 2022 at 5:55 p.m.

After a long life well lived, I suspect Queen Elizabeth left the way she would have wanted, following in Prince Philip's footsteps up the stairway to heaven after bidding farewell...

Decent: How young is too young to be left alone? Naperville police can help guide parents who aren’t sure

September 2, 2022 at 11:21 a.m.

There are so many questions when your child returns to school. Will they like their teachers? How much homework will they have? What extracurricular activities will they try this year?...

Decent: Couple discovers chickens make the perfect addition to their special needs therapy programs

August 26, 2022 at 3:14 p.m.

Proving a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush, Wendy Montalbano is all aflutter when she talks about her passion for connecting special needs individuals with therapy...

The number of people going into the teaching profession is shrinking but for those who love it, the rewards of connecting with students far outweigh any negatives, they say.

Decent: Education under fire these days but nothing can persuade these teachers they’re in wrong profession

August 20, 2022 at 10:43 a.m.

The teaching profession has been getting some pretty poor reports lately. Earlier this month, CBS news revealed the number of open positions in Illinois schools has jumped to 28%, with...

Decent: Pair of ‘city slickers’ venture out into the wilds of Alaska in search of hidden wildlife

August 12, 2022 at 12:32 p.m.

Grumpy and I are definitely what you would call city slickers. His idea of the great outdoors is sitting on the deck watching a TV through the window while my...

Decent: Just when you think you’re going to be one of the lucky ones who avoids COVID, you can’t get out of bed

August 5, 2022 at 12:51 p.m.

It took 958 days, two vaccines and two boosters for Grumpy and me to come down with COVID-19. After the second booster I was pretty much hoping we'd escape entirely,...

Journalist Hilary Decent reveals her "secret" about not having a journalism degree.

— Karie Angell Luc/for Pioneer Press, May 19, 2019, Elmwood Park High School

Decent: Unveiling my ‘newsy’ little secret that I don’t have a college degree. So what, right? Well…

July 29, 2022 at 6:17 p.m.

I've finally decided it's time to come out. No, I'm neither gay nor an alcoholic, but ever since I moved to this country, I've been festering a little secret. If...

If you let fear and anxiety about what might happen control your life, you'll be giving up all the things worth living for, columnist Hilary Decent says.

Decent: I’m not giving up living because of ‘what if’ fears over shootings, illnesses and things I can’t control

July 22, 2022 at 2:20 p.m.

When should we give into our fears? When drive-by shootings on the tollways are a daily occurrence? When a teenager is fatally wounded at one of the city's most popular...

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