Credit Bobby Dobroski

With the choice and variety of summer camps available in 2013, boredom won't be an option for children in the western suburbs. Organizations, from the YMCA to your local parks and re...

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Welcome to "Hey Mom and Dad"—a weekly feature when we ask our Facebook fans to share their views on parenting. Every week, we get the conversation started by taking a look back at a quest...

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"Blue moon. You saw me standing alone. Without a dream in my heart. Without a love of my own." So sang Elvis Presley (see the video). The song was actually written by the great songw...

Credit Emily Stone

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced this week that reported cases of West Nile Virus are at an all time high. “The 1,118 cases reported thus far in 2012 is the h...

Credit Sunde Farquhar

AAA Chicago is saying that refinery problems in Illinois and Indiana are behind gas price increases that took the cost to more than $4 a gallon in the Chicago area, according to the State...