From left, AARP volunteer Candice Trees; AARP Illinois Senior Director of Advocacy and Outreach Ryan Gruenenfelder; state Sen. Donald DeWitte; state Rep. Dave Vella; and state Rep. Jeff Keicher speak at a news conference April 16 about the need to …
Stop mandatory driving tests for Illinois’ seniors Read MoreDEAR ABBY: When we are out as a family, my 30-year-old, millionaire son never pays for anything. He eats more than any of us and never reaches for his wallet, not even to help with the tip. This has been …
Dear Abby: Son refuses to pay dinner check, then jeers my tipping Read MoreThe Burnham Prairie wetland in south suburban Burnham. Provided In April, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued its first-ever guidance and restrictions on certain PFAS — also known as “forever chemicals” — in our drinking water. These toxic chemicals get …
The EPA set limits on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water. Illinois can look to nature to do more. Read MoreThe cost of prescription drugs could increase in Illinois under legislation being considered by state lawmakers, and that concerns one small business owner. Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP Affordable prescription drugs are not a luxury. They’re essential and medically necessary. They’re crucial …
As Illinois lawmakers tinker with bills for prescription drugs, worry sets in Read MoreLouis Morgan fanned out his big tom turkey taken on Illinois’ public land. Provided Louis Morgan messaged a photo of big tom turkey Saturday to earn Turkey of the Week. “About 6 this morning–Illinois public land,” he noted. That’s an …
Bagging a wild turkey on Illinois’ public land Read MoreThe GastroPop, created by Northwestern students in collaboration with Shedd Aquarium, will help researchers measure predation on shellfish. The Gastropop is constructed of oyster shell powder. Courtesy of Shedd Aquarium/Heidi Zeigler For months, they tried to perfect the treats — …
Fake snail shells created by Northwestern students will be used to lure in sea predators for research Read MoreMilwaukee’s Fiserv Forum will host another Blackhawks preseason game in 2024. Ben Pope/Sun-Times The Blackhawks are headed back to Milwaukee. The team will host a preseason game this coming season against the Blues on Oct. 5 at Fiserv Forum, a …
Blackhawks to host another preseason game in Milwaukee next season Read MoreFenwick’s Nate Marshall (9) jumps up to catch a pass and score against St. Francis. Allen Cunningham/For the Sun-Times Having a Power Five football coach bring a helicopter to your high school for a recruiting visit would turn the head …
Fenwick’s Nate Marshall picks Michigan Read MoreAn artist’s illustration of what Archaeopteryx may have looked like when it inhabited the planet about 150 million years ago. On Monday, the Field Museum unveiled an extremely rare fossil specimen of the birdlike creature. Courtesy Field Museum When Pete …
Field Museum new Archaeopteryx fossil is one of its greatest acquisitions Read MoreErik ten Hag has been urged to bring in Thiago Silva this summer (Picture: Getty) Mark Lawrenson believes ‘top’ Chelsea defender Thiago Silva would be a ‘good signing’ for Manchester United in the summer transfer window. Silva is set to …
Mark Lawrenson names ‘top’ Chelsea player who Man Utd should sign Read MorePaul Collier referees his last professional match on Monday (Picture: Getty Images) It is an emotional day for Paul Collier as he referees a professional match for the final time in his fourth and last World Snooker Championship final. The …
Paul Collier’s emotional refereeing retirement in World Snooker Championship final Read MoreFans in Lyon, France may have just changed the game for WrestleMania (Picture: WWE) After Backlash in Lyon, France, it is official. It’s been unchanged over four decades, but WWE needs to finally break from tradition and take WrestleMania around …
WWE must finally break this one traditional WrestleMania ‘rule’ Read MoreHow has it already been two decades since the final ever episode of Friends? (Picture by NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images) So no one told us 20 years was going to go by in the blink of an eye. …
What it was like to be in the Friends studio audience as finale turns 20: ‘We had a puker’ Read MoreWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 – more than meets the eye (Focus Interactive) Space Marine 2 already has campaign co-op but it turns out there’s also a secret competitive multiplayer mode, according to the artbook. Many video game leaks don’t …
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 has a class-based PvP mode reveals artbook Read MoreTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Lily Allen has revealed that she had past beef with music icon Sir Elton John, only to realise years later …
Lily Allen reveals she harboured ‘resentment’ over ‘mean’ Sir Elton John for years Read MoreWWE no longer has Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler on his longstanding contract (Picture: Frank Jansky/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) WWE Hall of Famer Jerry ‘The King’ Lawler has reportedly been let go after over three decades with the company. The …
WWE legend ‘quietly let go after 31 years’ marking ‘end of an era’ Read MoreAlzheimer’s has a number of causes (Picture: Getty/Westend61) Scientists have identified a new form of Alzheimer’s disease, which could help find those who will develop the condition and allow treatment to start earlier. The finding underscores the urgent need for …
Scientists discover new type of early-onset Alzheimer’s caused by genes Read MoreJason Holton died days before his 34th birthday The mother of ‘Britain’s heaviest man’ said he risks not being cremated as he requested because he may ‘be too wide for the chamber’. Leisa Holton wants to give son Jason a …
Britain’s heaviest man may not have funeral he wanted as body is too big Read MoreBrian Green, who was sentenced to 22 years in jail for rape offences, is on the run (Picture:Getty/SWNS) An on-the-run rapist has been urged to hand himself in by the woman he assaulted ‘hundreds of times’ when she was a …
Rapist hunted by police as victim urges attacker to hand himself in Read MoreIf the cost of living in the Bay Area has made travel too expensive, Matthew Dodder has another idea for how to experience the sights and sounds of faraway places: bird-watching. “You’re basically seeing the world in motion,” said Dodder, the …
‘The world in motion’: Bird migration peaks over Bay Area in first week of May Read More