Column: Suburban benefit aims to help Chicago kids affected by gun violence
Five hundred lives cut short – 500 sons and daughters who were brothers and sisters of us all. When the horrible total of homicides in Chicago surpassed that mark in...
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Column: Citizens for Conservation plan to ‘Ignite the Night’ with fall festival
Ever want to howl at the moon and dance? Well, now is your chance to ceremoniously "welcome autumn" and help our local environment. The Citizens for Conservation (CFC) is hosting...
Column: Resident bikes more than 500 miles to spotlight need for blindness research
Got a cause? Most folks plan a walk, but how about a ride, instead? Being a lone rider with a cause was appealing to local attorney Joe Lucas as he...
Column: After 65 years of marriage, Barrington couple has advice for newlyweds
The significance of The Beatles song, "When I'm Sixty-Four" pales in comparison to 65 years of marriage. Marie and Curt Verschoor, of Wyngate in Barrington, recently celebrated that momentous number,...
Column: Area students travel to Honduras to help people living in poverty
Glancing out the window of an old school bus after digging holes to a foundation in the heat might not make the average college student wax poetic, but my youngest,...
Column: North Barrington mom with two recent grads reflects on family time
Isn't it funny how we older adults often think that younger adult "kids" are still the same age when we first met them? With Katherine and Elizabeth Badskey, daughters of...
Column: North Barrington mom with two recent grads reflects on family time
Isn't it funny how we older adults often think that younger adult "kids" are still the same age when we first met them? With Katherine and Elizabeth Badskey, daughters of...
Column: Memorial Day not possible without the sacrifices of veterans
Barbecues and picnics ... boating and golf ... that's the stuff of a Memorial Day weekend, right? Well, that depends on whether you have ever served in the military. Because...
Column: Upcoming Barrington High School orchestra concert promises to be a hit
Ethereal and emotive, orchestral music simultaneously can soothe the "savage breast" and uplift the downtrodden. Combine those elements with lovely singing and opera classics, you then have a hit concert...
Column: Preservation of Human Dignity in Inverness looks to assist parents with premature babies
Years ago, people didn't know a lot about the effect on parents after the birth of a premature infant. But because of recent medical advances and neonatal intensive care units...