Ross Werland

The No. 1 rule of retailing has always been the customer is always right. The No. 2 rule could be the customer is always young. That becomes a tricky rule,...

Chris Vicik of Mundelein knows that if she wants a fellow parent, she can't treat husband John like a child. "I probably try to impose my way on him," she...

It's one thing when students say high school is a waste of time; it's another when a college president agrees with them. Leon Botstein does, asserting that Americans are wasting...

NAME: Gavin de Becker BACKGROUND: Gavin de Becker grew up in a single-parent household with a mother who was an abusive heroin addict. At an early age, he learned to...

Unfortunately for Peter and Robin Baugher of Wilmette, they have a smart, eloquent 18-year-old daughter, Julia. Dealing with such an offspring can require the tools of a lawyer. Fortunately, Peter...

NAME: Armin A. Brott BACKGROUND:Just as women insisted on being taken seriously in the workplace, fathers must insist on being taken seriously as nurturers and care givers, according to Armin...

Joeleen Paul, 41, of Evanston, teaches physical education at Nichols Middle School in the suburb, but she also lives physical education. Since 1982, when she was introduced to her first...

NAME: David Royko BACKGROUND: Royko is a clinical psychologist and clinical director of the Cook County Circuit Court's Marriage and Family Counseling Service. In that role, he has worked as...

David Polkow, 38, of Elmhurst is a man's man, a triathlete - fit, to say the least. He also is a homemaker. With an accounting degree from DePaul University, he...

"People say this is a sickness," Barb Crawford said of her family's daily workouts. Barb and Gary Crawford of Libertyville, both 51, have been athletic, outdoorsy people all of their...