My parents were always social people, but the first real evidence I saw of it came when we lived in Upper Marlboro, a Washington, D.C. suburb about a dozen miles from the...

The summer between my second and third-grade years, we moved to the Washington D.C. suburb of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, beyond that, to a planned subdivision called...

Our family’s military life wasn’t as nomadic as many, but we moved several times during the course of my dad’s 20- year career, by the end of which he was so anxious to...

Is bipartisanship dead? Sometimes it seems like it is. Watching Democrats and Republicans fight over nearly everything, you’d think they can’t agree on the difference...

This series of autobiographical sketch- es would never pass muster as serious works of genealogy. There are too many gaps in my knowledge, and neither enough time nor...

Maria put every dollar she could make into her four daughters’ education, as a single mom. She quit her job at the beginning of the pandemic, got sick with COVID-19, and...

As the temperature in Illinois continues to rise, physicians and providers are encouraging spring allergy sufferers to come up with a strategy to combat the upcoming...

Dear Savvy Senior, I need to find someone honest and reliable to look after my estate, health and long-term care when I’m no longer able to do it myself. I’m a...

Dear Answerman: I don’t know if this is a problem or not but I’m concerned. The outdoor ground wire that connects my meter to the ground rod is extremely green. Not at...

Aunt Mary. Drawing a character sketch of my Aunt Mary is perhaps the most difficult assignment of all. In this attempt to recount the influence and impact my history and...

The Chicago Fraternal Order of Police’s top campaign priority this spring is defeating Sen. Rob Martwick (D-Chicago) in the Democratic primary. The police group is backing...

The Chicago Fraternal Order of Police’s top campaign priority this spring is defeating Sen. Rob Martwick (D-Chicago) in the Democratic primary. The police group is backing...

My father’s mother is perhaps best described juxtaposed against others closest to her. There were elements in her relationships that seem wildly dysfunctional in retrospect...

Dear Answerman: How steep can the ceiling slope be for a ceiling fan? I know I can get an extension bar so that the fan blades can clear the ceiling sides. My problem is...

Dear Savvy Senior, A while back I saw an article on different ways to scatter a person’s ashes after they’re cremated, but I’ve misplaced it. Can you help me with this? I’m...