Lara Weber

This week's Chicago Live! lineup has shaped into a timely gathering of people and organizations working to better Chicago. The just-released film "The Interrupters" is drawing international attention to Chicago's...

When we announced the guest lineup of our first Chicago Live! show of the new season, we sold out of tickets within a couple of days. Who knew that Tribune...

When we announced the guest lineup of our first Chicago Live! show of the new season, we sold out of tickets within a couple of days. Who knew that Tribune...

When we schedule our guests for Chicago Live! -- www.ChicagoLive.com – the stage and radio show the Tribune produces on Thursday evenings at Chicago Theatre – we always hold a...

When we schedule our guests for Chicago Live! -- www.ChicagoLive.com – the stage and radio show the Tribune produces on Thursday evenings at Chicago Theatre – we always hold a...

Just one fatal flaw -- a ripped lining, an outdated shoulder pad -- can banish once-loved garments to the back of closets, where they languish, left for dead, for years....

Bully warning signs If you think bullying is an older-kid issue, think again. April's issue of Parenting: Early Years sounds the alarm on "itty-bitty bullies." By age 3, the article...

Odds are you neither owe $10,000 in back taxes nor have sold a Senate seat. You've probably never tried to birth eight babies at once nor dumped your fiance on...

Family Circle If your teen turns into a "human surfboard," as Family Circle puts it, when you go in for a hug, you may enjoy the "Seven steps to staying...

Clean Eating The year-old Ontario-based Clean Eating magazine has been a wonderful discovery. Its fresh approach to food, cooking and simple living feels like a perfect blend of my other...