Surf’s up on Lake Michigan thanks to Hurricane Sandy

While the gales of Hurricane Sandy are causing millions of East Coast residents to stock up, hunker down or even evacuate their homes, for a few hundred hearty souls in Chicago and along the Lake Michigan shore, the storm’s arrival means only one thing: Surf’s …Read More

• Giving cancer patients year-round support

  There are a variety of meaningful ways to support people with breast cancer, or any type of cancer, not just in October, but throughout the year.

• Sherrill Bodine knows firsthand how the casual use of a word causes harm

  As an author I understand and respect the power of words. I know how words can both uplift and inspire or wound and destroy. Recently, I was wounded when a well-known commentator called the President of the United States “a retard.” This cruel, thoughtless word …Read More

• Enjoy tricks and treats, adult-style

  DR. BERMAN: Halloween fun might seem solely the domain of children, but the truth is adults can enjoy their share of tricks and treats too — and beyond the actual holiday.