Heidi Stevens

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., walks to her office after the U.S. House voted to impeach President Donald Trump in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 13, 2021.

Column: Who cares that Nancy Pelosi wore the same suit to both of Donald Trump’s impeachments? I do.

January 14, 2021 at 9:19 a.m.

Nancy Pelosi, the first woman to serve as speaker of the House, made more history Wednesday — presiding over the first impeachment of a U.S. president who had already been...

Column: Maybe America needs group therapy? Christie Tate’s memoir, ‘Group,’ reveals the messy process of facing and healing our traumas.

January 13, 2021 at 1:19 p.m.

Maybe America needs group therapy. I sat down to read Christie Tate's memoir, "Group: How One Therapist and a Circle of Strangers Saved My Life," as a pandemic raged and...

Henriks Lizenbergs, 6, of Evanston, rolls a recycling bin outside his home on Jan. 12, 2021. He had taken to helping the garbage and recycling crew in his neighborhood since the pandemic started and was presented by the crew with a safety vest, hard hat and employee award.

Column: A recycling crew, a 6-year-old boy and a friendship that reminds us how much of humanity is good

January 12, 2021 at 9:27 p.m.

When Henriks Lizenbergs' kindergarten class moved to remote learning last spring, Tuesdays quickly became his favorite day of the week. The garbage, recycling and composting crews all show up in...

Trump supporters participate in a rally Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C.

Column: To the teachers helping our kids make sense of the Capitol attack, thank you

January 11, 2021 at 3:27 p.m.

Benito Juarez Community Academy civics teacher Daniel Michmerhuizen starts every class with bell ringers. Bell ringers are writing prompts tailored to the day. He might ask his students to write...

Registered nurse Lynn Griesmaier watches her daughter Lizzy Murphy as Lizzy gives her the second dose of COVID-19 vaccination.

Column: ‘I gave birth to her. And she’s going to keep me alive.’ Oncology nurse receives COVID-19 vaccine from her nurse daughter.

January 8, 2021 at 1:13 p.m.

As soon as the COVID-19 vaccine became available to her department, Lynn Griesmaier, nurse coordinator for breast medical oncology at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, jumped at the opportunity. "I took the...

Sara McIntosh, right, works with bag-maker Stephanie Wheat on Jan. 6, 2021, at her beloved Chicago School of Shoemaking, which she is in danger of losing because of the pandemic.

Column: Struggling to survive, a Ravenswood shoemaking school is one of Chicago’s odd, wonderful spots threatened by COVID-19 pandemic

January 13, 2021 at 9:16 a.m.

Sara McIntosh made her first pair of shoes in 1974. Her baby girl (who's now 47) was starting to walk, and McIntosh wanted to craft a pair of soft-soled shoes...

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Column: Who cares that Nancy Pelosi wore the same suit to both of Donald Trump’s impeachments? I do.

Column: Maybe America needs group therapy? Christie Tate’s memoir, ‘Group,’ reveals the messy process of facing and healing our traumas.

Column: A recycling crew, a 6-year-old boy and a friendship that reminds us how much of humanity is good

Column: To the teachers helping our kids make sense of the Capitol attack, thank you

Column: ‘I gave birth to her. And she’s going to keep me alive.’ Oncology nurse receives COVID-19 vaccine from her nurse daughter.

Column: Struggling to survive, a Ravenswood shoemaking school is one of Chicago’s odd, wonderful spots threatened by COVID-19 pandemic

Column: Chaos in Washington begs question: What if crowd who swarmed the US Capitol was Black or Muslim?

Column: Why Chrissy Teigen giving up alcohol has one sober mom supporter feeling optimistic

Column: After reading about fire that destroyed Evanston family’s home, he gave them his paycheck

Column: Remote learning takes a toll on students’ mental health. But returning to classrooms won’t be easy either.