Menopause is a topic that would not have come up in polite conversation years ago but these days there is more research available, and more attention being paid, to addressing a woman’s physical and mental health needs during this big “change” in her life.

Another takeaway – regardless of whether a jury decides Madigan was corrupt – is the political importance of leading without becoming poisonous.

Illinois Senate President Don Harmon continues piling up campaign money. His latest quarterly report for his personal campaign committee showed Harmon had $13.4 million in the bank, up almost $2 million from the previous quarter.

Most consider football to be the most popular spectator sport in the United States. But in the 1930s, corn-husking provided some stiff competition.

One day recently when I picked up my granddaughter from kindergarten, for some reason she was in no hurry to leave the building. So, I simply seated myself in the hallway while she stood around, peering in some other classrooms, lingering, processing something in her young mind.

There are plenty of fall-related activities at the St. Charles Park District throughout the rest of October.

No idea should be off the table. Think beyond trains and large fixed-route buses to paratransit and potentially even subsidized taxi service. Explore how community planning and civil engineering might evolve to increase the efficiency of public transportation.

From late summer into fall, Kane County suffered a drought, with hot, cloudless skies, wilted flower beds, paled lawns and baked streets.

Consciously choosing to think and behave according to your values will have consequences, especially when they are different from those of the people around you.