Susan DeGrane

Established in 1938, the Kiwanis of Southwest Chicago club has seen generations come and go, but its purpose has remained constant. "Our priority is serving children and making their lives...

For the last couple of months, skunk and coyote tails fashioned from fake fur, and bat and bird wings sewn from other washable fabrics, have been piling up in Sandra...

It was an eye-opening experience for more than 200 sophomores who gathered recently in the gymnasium at Brother Rice High School in Chicago. "The problem for many gun-shot wound victims...

Their musical tastes span generations. Andrea "Andy" Acosta, 13, likes Bruno Mars and Disney tunes. Jim Tibstra, 67, enjoys the Beatles, John Denver, Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra. Regardless of...

Rachel Wax's office at the Park Forest Police Department conveys a mix of light and dark. Amid colorful self-portraits of smiling children scrawled in crayon and marker pens, one child's...

Several years ago while majoring in computer science at Northern Illinois University, Vern Cantrell experienced a mental health crisis. "My main problem was major depression and a lack of self-confidence,"...

Michael and Aji Diaz aren't shy about telling friends and neighbors that in the next 20 years, they expect to save around $40,000 in home energy costs — $70 per...