Mary Louise Stefanic, an octogenarian practitioner, teacher and promoter of yoga, recently gave a talk at Ekklesia.

Oak Park author Michael Lotus and his co-author are being accused of outrageous optimism for their new book.

Oak Park Country Club hosts the Amity School Children's Aid Charity luncheon & fashion show; honoring Kathy Rezny for Outstanding Citizen's Award

Pop Design Art & Interiors will be opening up for just a few weekends this month and next. It's a great show of local artists supporting local charities.  Make sure you save some time to...

Painted, sculpted, designed, and constructed - it's all about Art this weekend. 

International food is in Oak Park and Bravo performs this weekend.

I had an idea for a column on "What's the thing I miss most, and have stopped doing because of my age?" I introduced the topic up over lunch at the 19th Century Club. One the women immediately...

The week before the election of the new Pope, who appears to be a good man, I blogged about men who wore fancy hats and robes as symbols of power. I intended to put forth a reasoned inquiry into...

Pastor Mitty visits his widowed sister-in-law on Mother's Day.

Once again, making money trumps spirituality.  The commercialization of Mother's Day.

I'm not going to tell you who to vote for. But, I would like to suggest something to think about before voting – equity.

The planning process for Envision Oak Park isn't over yet. There's still quite some time. What would you like to see addressed inthe comprehensive plan?

Does our family find lamb to be, well, a bit strong for their tastes? Emily suggests trying ground lamb which is milder and offers a recipe for Middle Eastern-inspired stuffed peppers with lamb and...

Emily recaps the May Chicago Food Swap and announces the date and location for the June swap.

When my oldest daughter went to prom her Senior year, she was invited to spend the weekend in Wisconsin for post-prom. . . I was concerned that the weekend had the potential to include alcohol and...

Developing our children's intellect has been the primary focus of schools, yet according to Tom McSheehy, family therapist, writer, educator and former teacher at Holmes School in Oak Park, key...