Easter brunches: A buffet of options from eggs Benedict to stuffed French toast
Want to celebrate an Easter morning or afternoon with the family but don't want the stress of hosting? Let one of these local spots do the cooking for you and just relax as you enjoy a lavish buffet...
View ArticleShout Out: Chris VanOverberghe, a Stevenson High School student planning to...
Stevenson High School sophomore Chris VanOverberghe would use car rides with his father to brainstorm names for his fledgling band after developing a passion for music.His band eventually went with...
View ArticleColumn: The Olympics are best left to the amateurs
When it comes to the Olympics, I guess I'm a purist.The Olympics are for the amateur athlete. I want the best amateur athletes in the world and not professionals competing in the quadrennial gathering...
View ArticleHelp Squad: Can cellphone robocalls and spam text messages be blocked?
In response to my recent column, "Remove a listing from MLS, expect to be inundated with Realtor calls," I received two related questions from readers: Is there a way to stop robocalls to mobile...
View ArticleTry out racquet sports at Family Tennis Night
A little friendly competition can bring a family closer together. You can choose whether to be partners or competitors with your kids at the 40th Anniversary Family Tennis Night Event, 6-8 p.m. April...
View ArticleAuthor Cristina Henriquez visits Ragdale's 'Novel Affair'
A couple of significant changes have been made to the 11th annual Ragdale Novel Affair fundraiser without altering its fundamental attraction — the opportunity for serious readers to spend quality...
View ArticleColumn: Public relations teams need more common sense, less crisis...
Here they come spinning out of the turn, the derby of recently horrendous public relations disasters is in the home stretch!United Airlines is still in front, catching plenty of flak for not allowing...
View ArticleColumn: Finding true love is more in your control than you think
I'm serious when I say I have lost count of the number of both men and women who have expressed frustration and disappointment when it comes to dating and meeting the right person."There are no good...
View ArticleIn honor of 'Casino Royale' turning 50, here's where to dine like 007
"I take a ridiculous pleasure in what I eat and drink." That was one of very first James Bond quotes ever — penned by Ian Fleming in his first Bond book, "Casino Royale," published in 1953. The book...
View ArticleAcclaimed author/activists to discuss racial inequality in the Midwest
Do the most cursory research on the most segregated cities in the United States and you'll find the Chicago has the dubious honor of being firmly ensconced in the Top 10. According to 2016 census...
View ArticleHelp Squad: ASUS laptop is a lemon and so is company's customer service
I purchased my $1,499 ASUS laptop in April 2016. I took out more money on my student loan and settled on what seemed to be the best value for the dollar. I was sadly mistaken. Minor problems with the...
View ArticleColumn: Keep American enterprise out of our government
Looks as if we have been worried about the wrong danger for the last couple hundred years.We have been warned to keep church and state separate.But what we should have been warned against as well was...
View ArticleColumn: School vacation policies highlight need for education reform
It seems some area school districts are up in arms about parents taking their kids out of class to go on vacation.The practice ranges from kids skipping out early on regularly scheduled days off, like...
View ArticleShout Out: Robert Pinta, Stevenson High School math teacher who has YouTube...
To call Robert Pinta a math teacher at Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire would be an understatement.Evidence of that can be found on Pinta's teacher webpage, which directs Stevenson students to...
View ArticleDesigners' magic on display at Lake Forest Showhouse
When Leslie Martin was invited to tour the Howard Van Doren Shaw-designed estate that would be used for this year's Lake Forest Showhouse & Gardens, she thought that the event organizers had made...
View Article2017 guide to plant sales, garden walks in Chicago suburbs
Robins are back, daffodils are in full color, lilacs buds are getting fat. Time to start gardening, so we've gathered this information about plant sales and garden walks to help you find the plants...
View ArticlePhotograher tracking down state's endangered species
So, you say it's been awhile since you've gotten a good look at a purple wartyback mussel or a short-eared owl?Well, there's a good reason for that, as it turns out. Both are on the list of 483...
View ArticleHelp Squad: Progress for some with ongoing construction issues
Below is the latest installment in my ongoing coverage of construction issues experienced by some residents of D.R. Horton's Naperville Carillon Club senior living community.Regular readers of this...
View ArticleBlaser: Easter challenges where faith can take us
I had an English professor who once lectured that if you took a timeline of events that charted both Christmas and Easter, and you then took that timeline and turned it sideways so you could view it...
View ArticlePaul Sassone: Talking about monikers with What's His Name
Francis.That's my middle name.And I've always hated it.True, it was my father's and grandfather's first name, so I should be proud to bear it.But Francis also was the name of a talking mule in a...
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