Dear Eric: There is a part of me that feels it is the wife’s duty to make dinner, just as it is the husband’s duty to mow the lawn and take out the trash and that she is staying on this diet because it absolves her from having to plan meals and fix dinner.
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Chicago weather: How our 2024-25 seasonal snowfall compares with previous years
Snow seasons in Chicago are tracked from July through the following June. The area normally can expect 38.4 inches.
Column: Next weekend, a confluence of dance events you definitely should see
Along with rare visits by Parsons Dance and Twyla Tharp’s dance company, there’s this year’s collaboration between the Joffrey and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. And if you time it right, you can see them all.
Youthful offender sentencing bill would provide hope to hundreds of inmates serving lengthy terms
Illinois lawmakers are considering a bill that would make a resentencing possibility for inmates serving lengthy sentences for crimes committed when they were under 21 retroactive.
Asking Eric: Should I tell her family she cheated on me?
Dear Picture: If you don’t move on, you’re going to be actively inviting the kind of chaos and unhappiness into your life that you sought to escape by leaving your marriage.
Aurora Mayor-elect John Laesch says City of Lights Center project ‘pretty much dead’
On election night and in an interview with The Beacon-News on Thursday, Laesch laid out plans for his incoming administration, including the future of projects such as the City of Lights Center, changes at City Hall and more.
Asking Eric: My sister-in-law cannot seem to get my name right
Dear Eric: My sister-in-law continues to address cards to me as “Mary Jones.” She has to know that is not my name, I include my “Smith” name on the return address of every card I send.
Asking Eric: Son fell in love with a woman he met online
Dear Eric: We worry about this woman’s motives. He has been sending her money. One friend cautioned that she may be looking to marry him as a way to come to the United States.
4 Chicago Bears observations from the NFL owners meetings, including Ben Johnson’s competitive edge starting to show
New Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson won’t shy away from a little competitive friction. It’s part of what makes coaching such a passion pursuit for him.
Mayor Brandon Johnson landed a teachers union deal. Was it worth it?
Mayor Brandon Johnson’s critics are already pledging to pounce on his close alliance with the teachers union in the 2027 mayoral campaign.