Bioactive glass firming up bonelike graft technology
"So, my little Amelie, you don't have bones of glass. You can take life's hard knocks," said the artist-muse Raymond to the shy title character in the film "Amelie." Now,...
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Rooftop terraces offer a place to unwind
After moving to an apartment in the four-story Greenview Place building in Chicago's Lakeview neighborhood in February, Burton Nelson thought he had lost a link to the great outdoors. No...
Town home gives couple new lease on life
Susan and Michael Randall were happy campers at an apartment complex in Lisle until a flood forced them out of their home for two months. That's when they started shopping...
Pros and cons of digital textbooks
College students who study with digital textbooks perform just as well on tests as do their peers who use print textbooks, but the digital books pose some problems, according to...
Pros and cons of digital textbooks
College students who study with digital textbooks perform just as well on tests as do their peers who use print textbooks, but the digital books pose some problems, according to...
Blending indoor and outdoor spaces
Cathie Coulter, a native of Australia, was no stranger to indoor/outdoor living. When she and her husband, Tom Foster, built a house on a wooded lot in Issaquah, Wash., in...
Thanks for the memories
Ah, the cars of her youth, laments Lauren Simpson, of Denver. There was her first love, Space Bug, a minivan she tricked out with bling to suit her teen persona;...
Empty nesters’ new condo fits their lifestyle
Leaving their single-family house in Buffalo Grove did not make sense to Jeff Marcowitz. He and his wife, Linda, had remodeled most of the first floor a few years ago....
Clubhouses, community rooms that rise to the occasion
After a yearlong courtship, Chicagoans Karen and Andrew Gordinier were eager to share their engagement with friends. But hosting a party for 40 people in their two-bedroom condo would have...
Community spirit deep-rooted in Itasca
Traffic races by on Interstate Highway 290 and the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway, while airplanes from O'Hare International Airport soar overhead. Tucked away from the bustle is Itasca, a remarkably secluded and...