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Winter or summer, there's no better feeling for a book lover than time to put the feet up and crack open a new tome, as columnist Donna Vickroy can attest.

Vickroy: I’ll let you in on a secret — reading is the greatest pleasure in the world, especially when you’re retired

July 17, 2023 at 2:44 p.m.

Bummed about the entertainment industry's strike? Not me. I've got my books to get me through. After many years devoted to working, chauffeuring, commuting, helping with homework, pulling dinner out...

Skin cancer is the number one cause of cancer in Americans, and this — being in the sun soaking up the rays — is one of the major causes, experts say.

Vickroy: Throwing shade on sun worshipping – don’t be surprised if those golden tans of yore come back to haunt you

July 10, 2023 at 4:58 p.m.

Bad news, Beach Babies, skin cancer is the most common cancer in America. Even worse news, Baby Boomers, all those hours you spent frying like a slab of bacon under...

Victoria Jakresky cuddles a cat at NAWS Humane Society in Mokena, which is in danger of closing if it cannot to find a veterinarian willing to work with them.

Vickroy: Vet shortage causing big problems for animal rescues and shelters, with one facing closure because of it

June 27, 2023 at 2:52 p.m.

The local animal rescue community may lose a valuable member if NAWS Humane Society in Mokena can't find a doctor to replace the staff veterinarian who is leaving. The current...

Vince Luna was remembered at his funeral for being a fun-loving prankster who was full of energy for most of his life, before dementia changed his personality and demeanor, daughter Donna Vickroy says.

Vickroy: You’re doing it because someone desperately needs you to: My words of encouragement to caregivers

June 20, 2023 at 11:33 a.m.

Thank you, dear readers, for the condolences and feedback on my recent column about my father's death. It is a comfort to know I am not the only one grieving...

Among the things you might see if you kayak in the Lake Mead Reservoir in Nevada are bighorn sheep making their way along narrow paths carved into the mountains.

Vickroy: Getting close to nature’s a sublime experience so why is protecting it not more of a priority?

June 13, 2023 at 4:19 p.m.

Left, right, left, right. Pull, push, pull, push. When you paddle along the stretch of the Colorado River that winds through Lake Mead National Recreation Area, you watch the water...

Vickroy: After years of dealing with my ailing, angry father, funeral helps restore my memory of the vital, happy man

June 6, 2023 at 12:49 p.m.

After a very loud, chaotic bout with a disease that steadily beats an old person down, he died. Quietly. Almost silently. Consumed by defeat, exhausted by an eldercare system that...

Gabrielle Roberts, a pediatric psychologist at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, says parents who recognize their child is feeling overwhelming stress can use a variety of ways to teach them how to deal with it.

Vickroy: Parents can help their kids cope in what can be a scary world, pediatric psychologist says

May 30, 2023 at 2:17 p.m.

Parenting is one of the hardest jobs adults have right now, said Gabrielle Roberts, a pediatric psychologist at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn. It's a tall order to...

There's plenty to see in the Land o' Lincoln, and not just Lincoln sites, says Melanie Holmes, of Palos Park, author of the new travel book, "100 Things To Do in Illinois Before You Die."

Vickroy: No need to seek out distant places when there’s so much to see in Illinois, author of new travel book says

May 18, 2023 at 11:36 a.m.

Wine trails, a national forest, a treehouse resort and — not one, but two — state fairs are just a few of the highlights in "100 Things To Do in...

In this screen grab from surveillance video tweeted by the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department, Audrey Elizabeth Hale points an assault-style weapon inside The Covenant School in Nashville on March 27. Hale killed six people before being killed by police.

Vickroy: Attention would-be mass shooters: Going out in a so-called blaze of ‘glory’ not your only option

May 9, 2023 at 2:16 p.m.

Dear Troubled One, Just want you to know you have options. You don't have to go out like this. You don't have to go out at all. You don't have...

Think you know your horoscope sign? Think again. To be accurate, there are actually 13 signs, not 12, which means you may not be who you think you are -- assuming you put any stock in the Zodiac.

Vickroy: Zodiac killer — updated calendar may be scientifically accurate but it messes with your horoscope

May 2, 2023 at 5:03 p.m.

I went to bed a Pisces one night a few weeks ago and woke up an Aquarius. Yes, I realize astrology is not a science. Still, as a child of...

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