Expanding our definitions of beauty and inviting pageant audiences to appreciate a more inclusive collection of humans is not lowering the bar.
Heidi Stevens: Barrier-breaking pageant victories are cause for celebration, not manufactured panic
Category: Parenting and Family
Chicago Swifties join the international tour craze, flying to Europe to see Taylor Swift for less money
Chicago-area Taylor Swift fans are traveling to Europe this summer for more affordable concert tickets.
New fathers should be screened for postpartum depression too, study says
An expanding volume of recent research has indicated that fathers, along with their female partners, can develop postpartum depression.
Heidi Stevens: A reminder to give our kids the space to dream big about their one precious life — including who they’ll love
Part of the deal when we are gifted with kids is to love them exactly the way they are. That goes for our LGBTQ kids and our straight kids.
‘She takes care of all of us’: Chicago woman celebrates 50 years on the job at Jewel-Osco
Sandy Farrer’s first day on the job at Jewel-Osco started a bit, well, sticky. She bagged groceries alongside a cashier who liked to move quickly. But when two liter glass bottles of pop bumped together, exploding all over her, Farrer said she spent her first shift soaked in the drink. But Farrer overcame the bumpy start, recently celebrating her 50th anniversary with the grocery chain. Oh, and that cashier — he’s now her husband. “I said this to my husband, ‘God I’ve known you for 50 years.’ It was like, wow,” she said, adding that they started dating a few […]
Heidi Stevens: New book on women as America’s safety net is the perfect comeback to Harrison Butker’s eye roll of a commencement speech
America needs an actual social safety net that provides essential protections like health insurance, paid sick leave and paid family leave.
Pastor kicks off summer with a parade that prays for a nonviolent summer
As the last days of school approach and summer gets under way in the city, minds and hearts turn toward making sure that the warmer months are filled with nonviolence. Pastor John Hannah of New Life Covenant Southeast Church mobilized thousands to come out Saturday for the annual “Prayer on the 9” peace march in […]
She earned her first college degree at 10. Now, this Bronzeville teen has a Ph.D.
Dorothy Jean Tillman II had always dreamed of her prom dress: royal blue, with a sweetheart neckline and a fitted bodice. “She’s such a teenager,” her mom, Jimalita Tillman said. But unlike other teens, Dorothy isn’t in high school – far from it. Earlier this month, the 18-year-old graduated with a PhD in integrated behavioral health from Arizona State University. Her friends call her DJ, short for Dorothy “Jeanius.” “I’m just grateful that I was able to make it this far,” Dorothy said. “I have a very supportive team of people around me, so I feel very lucky.” The Bronzeville […]
Heidi Stevens: What a night of watching kids’ dreams come true at Wrigley Field reminds me about humanity
As a bunch of families watched their children’s dreams come true, it reminds us that, really, we mostly dream of the same stuff.
‘Ask Amy’ says goodbye, making way for new advice columnist, R. Eric Thomas
Amy Dickinson is not retiring, however. She’s opening a library in her hometown, taking a stab at writing fiction and continuing as a panelist for “Wait, Wait … Don’t Tell Me.”