To be a sharper, deeper, more careful, more creative, more flexible thinker requires diversity — inside classrooms and all across campuses.
Heidi Stevens: Banning DEI and race-based programs in schools chips away at the very mission of education
Category: Parenting and Family
How one Chicago woman’s genealogical search led her to a potter’s field in Canada
Robin Moore initially had one purpose: learn more about the life of her grandfather Reginald Moore. She never expected that mission to take her to a grassy field in a remote part of Canada, where several of her ancestors are buried.
Heidi Stevens: ‘What a ride! I love you.’ They were married for 72 years and died a day apart, holding hands until the end
Marie and Kevin Mayer’s five children found a drawer full of love letters — mostly from their dad to their mom.
Couple who found love later in life had different journeys before their paths converged on the dance floor
Their mutual love for dance brought together Sanna Longden and Clint Seely. Now, their relationship is what keeps them both going strong.
Black students suspended at higher rate; Oak Park and River Forest officials blame ‘trauma’
Oak Park and River Forest High School officials said the disproportionate rate of suspension of Black students is not evidence of bias.
Hinsdale native Julie McGue returns to bookshelves with second memoir
Julie Ryan McGue, who grew up in the western suburbs, is back with her third book and will sign copies in Downers Grove.
Heidi Stevens: Even amid this cloud of cruelty, Sen. Tuberville’s comments about beating kids with ADHD stand out
Tuberville lamented what he says is an overreliance on medication to treat ADHD. He lost credibility when he mentioned whipping a child.
Oak Park Winter Fest organizers hoping to ‘keep it cold’ for Feb. 8 event
Activities for all ages, outdoors and indoors, draw a crowd every year to the Park District of Oak Park’s annual Winter Fest.
Heidi Stevens: We can’t go it alone despite America’s notion of rugged individualism
We’re living in a country where needing help is for losers and providing it is for suckers, writes Heidi Stevens.
Decisions on Oak Park’s new Field Center due Thursday
Oak Park residents have expressed concerns over the Field Center’s cost, the location of the center and its effects on traffic.