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Neat Repeats, resale shop located in Orland park and Worth that benefits the Crisis Center for South Suburbia, is one of dozens in the Chicago suburban area that lets you recycle items you no longer need to help raise money for a nonprofit. (Neat Repeats)

Donna Vickroy: Resale shopping lets you clean out your closets, find bargains, support a cause

September 11, 2025 at 1:33 p.m.

Wherever you are in the cycle of consumer goods — buyer, seller, charity, downsizer — the growing resale shopping market is here for you.

Traffic like that seen on on the outbound Kennedy Expressway in Chicago Avenue can easily make drivers feel road rage. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Donna Vickroy: Don’t let aggressive drivers turn you into a road rager

September 4, 2025 at 9:47 a.m.

Illinois State Police say that while there is no specific citation for road rage, they are seeing more of it, especially on Chicago-area highways.

One of the highlights of columnist/lifelong Cubs fan Donna Vickroy's life was a chance to be on the field at Wrigley Fied to deliver the rosin bag to the pitcher's mound before the start of a game in 2016, the year the team won the World Series. (Donna Vickroy/Naperville Sun)

Donna Vickroy: Remembering that magic day I took the mound at Wrigley Field

August 24, 2025 at 10:46 a.m.

If you live long enough, you amass some glory days. Your wedding, the birthdays of your children, a fancy trip and, for me, a walk out to the epicenter of...

For myriad reasons, tribute bands are taking the nation by storm. They frequently take the stage at The Lyric Theater in Blue Island. (The Lyric Theater)

Donna Vickroy: Tribute to the tribute troubadours who help us stay forever young

August 14, 2025 at 7:38 p.m.

Tribute bands are gaining in popularity as people want to relive the songs of their youth without the hassle, expense of actual concerts.

Chicago-area residents were obsessed with serial killer John Wayne Gacy when his Des Plaines home was found in 1978 to be the burial place of his young victims. Decades later, long after he was executed by the state, there's still great interest in his crimes. (baiduhai)

Donna Vickroy: Chicago’s long history with grisly killings, and why we’re so fascinated

August 7, 2025 at 1:28 p.m.

Nothing captivates like true crime, whether we’re a shocked and outraged member of the audience or an amateur sleuth trying to get to the bottom of things.

It's promising to be a bumper crop this year for columnist Donna Vickroy after she learned why previous year's mistakes had taken a toll on the land. (Donna Vickroy)

Donna Vickroy: Backyard garden yields a bounty of produce and one special gift

August 1, 2025 at 11:45 a.m.

After heeding her late father's advice, columnist Donna Vickroy's garden is overflowing this year and produced one touching surprise.

Donna Vickroy's husband, Jim, enjoys the fruits of his labor by taking a turn on the swing that's part of the playset he set up in his backyard for their grandchildren. (Donna Vickroy/Naperville Sun)

Donna Vickroy: The joy of simple things, and defying age in a time of uncertainty

July 17, 2025 at 6:33 p.m.

There's joy to be had in doing those things you think you're too old to do, especially when it's a way to escape the negative.

Demonstrators gather for the “Pentecost Witness for a Moral Budget” protest on the Senate side of the Capitol in Washington, on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. Demonstrators were protesting proposed cuts to programs like SNAP and Medicaid under President Donald Trump’s domestic policy bill. (Eric Lee/The New York Times)

Donna Vickroy: End of government safety nets could mean end of health security for millions of Americans

July 10, 2025 at 9:53 p.m.

Trump government thinks nothing of spending millions to chase down illegal immigrants while decimating our health care safety nets.

The Chicago Architecture Foundation's River Cruise provides insight and history into the buildings -- and the people behind them -- that give the city its personality and significance. (Barry Butler/Chicago Architecture Foundation)

Donna Vickroy: Tales of giants await passengers on Chicago’s architecture river cruise

November 11, 2025 at 12:42 p.m.

Each summer, thousands climb aboard the Chicago Architecture Foundation’s River Boat Tour and glide past skyscrapers towering on the footholds of determination and ingenuity.

Brian Swift is founder of SOAR, a Mokena-based nonprofit that helps people with disabilities get the tools they need to enjoy outdoor recreation. (Brian Swift)

Donna Vickroy: Quadriplegic helps forest preserves become more accessible

June 27, 2025 at 10:38 a.m.

Forest preserve districts are opening doors for the disabled by offering all-terrain wheelchairs and other adaptive equipment.

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