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Nick Cave has been singing about mortality for decades, and he's really good at it. Whether the narratives are biblical or pulpy, the victims innocents or death row convicts, the circumstances comprehensible or cruelly random, Cave's songs are on intimate terms with the infinite ways a life can be extinguished. And yet, "Skeleton Tree", his latest album with his estimable band, the Bad Seeds, is a relatively concise song cycle shadowed by death that feels different than all the rest. <a href="http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/music/kot/sc-music-nick-cave-skeleton-tree-ent-0916-20160916-column.html" target="_blank">Read the full review.</a>

‘Black Women in Medicine’ relays struggles, triumphs of doctors

December 17, 2018 at 5:18 p.m.

As a black female author and filmmaker who has quadriplegia, Crystal Emery knows a thing or two about succeeding despite adversity. So when Emery interviewed a group of black female...

The importance of teaching kids to be kind to pets

May 9, 2019 at 7:39 p.m.

The Kuerner brothers, John, 4, and Will, 6, had fun last summer gathering branches and leaves for bird nests, touching real bird feathers and gathering nuts and berries for wildlife...

Palos Hills approves new tutoring center

May 21, 2019 at 8:07 p.m.

A new tutoring center for children and adults would be scheduled to open later this month in Palos Hills under a plan approved by the City Council. The council approved...

Palos Hills city workers get pay raise

May 21, 2019 at 7:59 p.m.

Palos Hills officials approved a 2.5 percent pay raise for municipal employees. The pay raise is retroactive to May 1. The salary hike is for all employees, including 31 full-time...

How to cope with a spouse who travels for work

August 23, 2019 at 2:28 p.m.

Chris French readily admits life would be easier if his wife, Stacie, a flight attendant, didn't travel regularly for work, leaving him with child-rearing plus a full-time job. "When she...

Palos Hills resident competes in 2016 Summer Paralympics

May 21, 2019 at 7:45 p.m.

Leslie Cichocki has loved to swim since age 5. Earlier this month, the Palos Hills resident took her passion for the sport to a world stage as a competitor in...

A revamped ordinance in Palos Hills is putting more restrictions on residents who want chickens in their backyards.

Palos Hills revamps chicken ordinance

May 21, 2019 at 7:43 p.m.

Residents wanting chickens in their Palos Hills backyards face some new restrictions under a revamped ordinance that attempts to ensure the birds don't annoy neighbors and are in safe and...

Palos Hills looks to tighten chicken restrictions

May 21, 2019 at 7:38 p.m.

Palos Hills is moving closer to amending an ordinance restricting chickens in backyards. Under the amended ordinance, residents could keep four chickens in their backyards, but will need to get...

Palos Hills officials ponder future of former health club site

May 21, 2019 at 7:34 p.m.

The site of a former health club has fallen into such disrepair that Palos Hills officials have been contemplating what to do, including the possibility of condemnation, if the owner...

Rehabilitation Center opens in Palos Hills

May 21, 2019 at 7:26 p.m.

James W. Harris may still be weak and achy from back surgery, but he considers himself lucky to be recuperating in a rehabilitation center with many of the comforts of...

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