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...

The new Oak Park Village Board of Trustees gets down to the business of governing, with lots of near-term issues impacting local business on the agenda.  First up:  zoning laws in...

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...

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

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

Oak Park Public Library offers three great programs for seniors during National Celebrating Seniors Week. Enjoy lectures on aging gracefully and improving short term memory, or relax with a film and...

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...

What is your Big Three where nature is concerned?  It could be closer than you know!