The children of the 1960s and ‘70s (and earlier) knew the slow, agonizing wait for a much less-complicated Christmas. We knew ...

Christmas. It doesn’t feel possible that it’s December and soon Christmas will be here. As a child, Christmas took so long to arrive. The anticipation would begin when the Christmas Edition of the ...

The Illinois Flag Commission announced the Top 10 finalists for their new state flag design competition Tuesday. According to ...

The Illinois Flag Commission has announced the Top 10 finalists for their new state flag design competition, which will be ...

The human brain does something extraordinary: it recognizes familiar voices, even when they’re disguised. A study in ...

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He remembers his brothers and himself helping their father, Franklin, milk cows in the 1950’s and 60’s. Larry’s mother, 92 year-old Margaret Bales, recalls many farm memories, including dairy calf ...

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The New York version of an art carnival has lost the anarchic charge it was born with almost four decades ago (though a new act may thrill the kids). By Blake Gopnik In her cityscapes, a ...