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Kegerators, Mythology Day and 3 turkeys: It’s time to give thanks

June 16, 2018 at 10:46 a.m.

As the short work week winds down, offices close and schools dismiss, it's clear that most people have already checked out mentally on all things not pertaining to food, shopping...

If lucky, you put up holiday lights during last of warm weather

June 16, 2018 at 11:43 a.m.

If you're like most of our neighbors, you made good use of the recent unseasonably warm weather. Your leaves are raked; your holiday lights are up; and the Christmas decorations...

Facebook hasn’t replaced the reunion; it improved it

June 16, 2018 at 12:00 p.m.

Much has been made of how high school and college reunions have been impacted since the rise of Facebook: "How Facebook is affecting school reunions" — Time, June 15, 2009...

When work becomes play, it’s a magical sight

June 16, 2018 at 12:07 p.m.

It was a beautiful sight — neighborhood parents gathered in the driveway on a warm autumn Sunday afternoon chatting and enjoying an adult beverage as their children frolicked in the...

Our holiday rituals are out of this world

June 16, 2018 at 1:01 p.m.

NASA stories have been in the news a lot lately, with seemingly daily updates on the discovery of new potential Earth-like worlds, flowing water on Mars and an asteroid that's...

Plenty of varmints living the good life in Naperville

June 16, 2018 at 1:18 p.m.

I never met him, but I can only assume the guy who coined the phrase "it's a jungle out there" must have been a suburban resident. In the last two...

Friends ease the pain of a tragedy

June 17, 2018 at 4:29 a.m.

You never really know what it would be like until it happens to you, or someone close to you. You hope your family and those around you will never know....

When lawn decorations brew a boiling cauldron of discontent

June 16, 2018 at 2:32 p.m.

I once joked with an old college roommate that the only thing he did in excess was moderation. Of course, this said more about me than it did of him,...

Wrigley Field after the Chicago Cubs clinched a wildcard playoff spot Saturday in Chicago.

Best to be honest with kids when talking about the Cubs

June 15, 2018 at 7:13 a.m.

Parenting means protecting our children from any number of potential dangers in life — playing in traffic, talking to strangers, watching television shows with titles containing the word "Kardashian." Alas,...

Start of football season means time to check your fantasy stats

June 16, 2018 at 3:43 p.m.

Football is back, which means fantasy football is back, which means my sons and I are commandeering the family room TV for the next four months of Sundays. The pro...

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