When Ashley and Riley Hurd first began to think about having a family, they made a plan — to have one biological child, then adopt another, opening their home to a child in need. But after their son Riley IV was born, when they started exploring adoption, they discovered a much bigger need: many children […]
New Year’s Eve seems like a lifetime ago, when we toasted to a new year. I was particularly excited for a fresh start and new goals for 2020: I was going to run a half marathon in April at Walt Disney World, spend more time on hobbies that brought me joy and my family was […]
COVID-19 has forced widespread school closures, requiring students of all ages to make the unprecedented pivot to distance learning. Now, parents across the country are suddenly grappling with the fact that they have to be in charge of their child’s education, in addition to normal work and home responsibilities. The result? A lot of panic, […]
Ways to connect with family and friends while sheltering-in-place.
Reported to be the population most vulnerable to COVID-19, aka coronavirus, our senior citizens have dominated the headlines lately. Why are we concerned? Earlier this week it was reported that in the US 85 percent of cases were in adults older than 60 and about 45 percent in adults over 80 years old. Multiply this […]
One of the hardest things about the COVID-19 pandemic isn’t social distancing or staying at home, it’s realizing that your relatives are getting older.
As Valentine’s Day approaches and love is in the air, we asked two experts on the subject to explore it in greater depth.
With new restaurants and businesses constantly popping up around Chicago, blink and you could miss one. From a Rick Bayless restaurant at Willis Tower to yet another food hall — this time in the South Loop — to a cool new hotel that doubles as a museum, here are just a few of the hottest […]
How is it already a new decade? When you were young, the days felt long, but the years flew by. Now that you’re all adults — some with children of your own — even the decades fly by. As you know, I’ve lived an improbable life and you (six children, two step-children, five in-laws, six […]
What’s the best way to spread holiday cheer? By cutting back on single-use plastic! We have partnered with the Conservation Team at Shedd Aquarium to bring you some tips for making your next holiday party more environmentally friendly. Plastic pollution is pervasive in ecosystems, impacting animals big and small. Locally, some 22 million pounds of […]
