Nancy Maes

Christmas trees can be a delight but also a disaster for young children. John Schneidwind, coordinator of public education for the Chicago Fire Department, advises, ''Caution youngsters that the Christmas...

Lights are a symbol for celebration and joy. Here then are some outdoor displays of lights, created by public institutions, businesses and private citizens in Chicago and the suburbs where...

Basic materials for all painting techniques: sandpaper, latex paint for base coat, variety of acrylic paint colors, high-gloss, semigloss or satin polyurethane finish. Prepare the furniture by sanding the surface...

Chicagoans tired of having to read the subtitles of French films or stumbling and mumbling through restaurant menus have long turned to the Alliance Francaise to learn French. Interest in...

Night after night, for months now, a bloody battle from France`s past has been replayed in Chicago. But the struggle being fought in ''Les Miserables'' (two of whose principals appear...

Today, on the 200th anniversary of the day in 1789 when the Bastille fell, it is only fitting that Chicagoans join the French in celebrating the bicentennial of the French...

At first, children make quaint stick figures. But just as painters who made art history didn`t stop there, children don`t have to stop their artistic development at that stage either....

Following is a list of suburban and city community gardens available this spring. Plots go quickly, so interested gardeners should register as soon as possible. In-person registration is usually preferable,...

Energy levels may still be too low to attack any major spring cleaning projects, but it might be a good time to tackle some of the smaller jobs that need...

At the turn of the century, Americans found themselves with leisure time on their hands and created Audubon societies and nature organizations to fill it. It was probably then, speculates...