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The Illinois Secretary of State facility at Deerfield Park Plaza is pictured early in the morning on Aug. 28, 2020.

Column: My quest to attain an Illinois Real ID was an hours-long test of patience

September 22, 2020 at 2:02 p.m.

COVID confessional: Before last week, the moral tally of my life skewed slightly heavenward. Then I visited the DMV. Granted: I'm no angel. Over the past 57 years I've committed...

In this screenshot, Sally Schwartz Higginson shares coffee with her sister, Betsy Brint, during a FaceTime call during the coronavirus pandemic.

Column: Longing for comfort while in isolation during coronavirus pandemic

April 1, 2020 at 12:50 p.m.

The following are personal dispatches during the coronavirus pandemic. Last Week 8:08 a.m.: Text from BFF Karen, who lives just outside New York City. Sent two weeks after recovering from...

Shelves were empty at a grocery store in Highland Park after customers rushed to stock up during the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

Column: While everyone was stocking for COVID-19, my family chased single pieces of tilapia

March 24, 2020 at 12:41 p.m.

On the one sanitized hand, COVID-19 is no laughing matter. But on the other sanitized hand, I've been hearing a few things that offer a bit of levity amid the...

Sally Schwartz Higginson recently discovered notes her 28-year-old daughter, Nessa, wrote to the Tooth Fairy when she was 5.

Column: Unearthing my kids’ letters to the tooth fairy decades later put a smile on my face

March 4, 2020 at 2:04 p.m.

Twenty-six years ago, I thought I was so clever. Pushing my daughters around town in a stroller, I stumbled across a rare coin shop. With nothing better to do, I...

Column: Three empy nesters overcome obstacles to see Cher live in Las Vegas

February 19, 2020 at 3:50 p.m.

Last September, it seemed like such a good idea. Cher! In Las Vegas! Just my sister Betsy, my sister-in-law Claudia and me — three empty nesters, celebrating whatever needed celebrating....

Column: The dry, cold Midwestern winter has turned me into a foot peel disciple

February 5, 2020 at 3:12 p.m.

What? Your heels are fine? They're buttery soft, smooth as a stone and never give you a moment's worry no matter how cold and dry the Midwestern winter weather is?...

Whether in the Capitol building or on a Target run, we're not listening to each other.

Column: It’s hard to be heard these days, whether you’re in the Senate or at Target

January 22, 2020 at 12:21 p.m.

Want to know what this suburban woman is thinking these days? I wake up, I stretch, I'm angry. The deluge of news about our dysfunctional democracy cascades over me like...

Sally Schwartz Higginson's parents, Alan and Ronnie Schwartz, pose for a photo before going on a 39-day voyage.

Column: Why my elderly parents’ 39-day voyage overseas has me thinking about floating ice

January 8, 2020 at 3:13 p.m.

I'm not saying the northernmost cultures did this regularly, or occasionally, or even ever. And if they did do it, who am I to pass judgement? I'm just saying that...

Column: At what point in life does going to a movie alone merit a hearty congratulations?

December 26, 2019 at 4:13 p.m.

Here's what I said to my friend Karen: "I'm going to a matinee today. By myself." "Well, good for you!" she replied. Karen was getting ready to drive three hours...

Column: I can’t fight the feeling of Ebenezer Scrooge thanks to my December birthday

December 12, 2019 at 10:37 a.m.

December Madness. That's what I call it. The lights, the latkes, the eggnog. I get it. Everyone is celebrating. It's joyful, hearts are open and, in the air, there's a...

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