It can be hard to find inspiration in today’s newspapers, among stories of continued world and economic turmoil – but when the LCWA Everest College team pitched Everest College graduate Rebecca Malivuk’s story, the media took notice. Malivuk suffered many hardships in a short time and was frightened by her uncertain future. Determined to turn her life around, she enrolled

Daylight Saving Time starts this weekend, so it’s the perfect time to replace the batteries in smoke and carbon monoxide alarms. In fact, Daylight Saving Time is a great time to remember these replacements, both when “falling back” and “springing forward.” We’re taking this message to Facebook on behalf of First Alert and in partnership with Duracell. For its quarter

Today, Oakbrook Center paid a special tribute to the New York City Fire Department Ladder 3 Battalion 6, which lost 12 firefighters in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Long-time Oak Brook resident Ed Donnelly spoke of his brother, Lieutenant Kevin W. Donnelly, who perished that day. In honor of Lt. Donnelly and others, Oakbrook Center donated $5,000 to the

As is often the case, the trailer duped me. I expected Andrew Rossi’s documentary Page One: Inside the New York Times to be about the paper’s juggling its traditional role as the gold standard of U.S. print media in the face of increasing use of social media. The film touches on the issue, but it is so much more and