Cubs resolutions: What fans will do if the team wins it all
A Cubs World Series championship is a dream more than 39,000 sleeps in the making. It's a dream so far-fetched that some haven't so much as allowed themselves to imagine...
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Go ahead, jump on the Cubs’ bandwagon. There’s plenty of room
Everybody loves a winner, even those who weren't standing by that winner's side when it was a loser. With the Cubs in the midst of both one of their best...
Are cover letters still worth writing?
Is the cover letter a lost art when it comes to applying for jobs? "Electronic application processes make it easier for many candidates to apply, which sometimes means many more...
Can we really trust anyone anymore?
The 2016 election cycle has brought the truth and who is or isn't telling it front and center. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have repeatedly accused each other — and...
How to monitor your child’s tech during the school year
Pencils, notebooks, calculators, folders ... tablets? The modern school-supply list has evolved from when parents of today's schoolchildren were growing up. With mobile technology becoming more and more ubiquitous, the...
Ax throwing — the ‘modern-day bowling’ — coming to Chicago
If your idea of a good time is drinking beer and throwing axes, well, you're in luck. Canadian ax-throwing chain — yes, you read that right — Bad Axe Throwing...
Chicago-area gyms, swim clubs see bump in membership post-Olympics
Gold-medal-winning performances from the likes of gymnast Simone Biles and swimmers Michael Phelps and Katie Ledecky are inspiring others to hit the gym or the pool themselves. "We usually see...
Cubs didn’t go far enough in wake of DJ debacle
"Smack My Bitch Up" shouldn't be on any playlist in any arena or ballpark. And yet, somehow, it happened at Wrigley Field during Sunday's Cubs game after an inning pitched...
When it comes to fitness, it’s all about the bride, not the groom
Run a Google search for wedding fitness, and you'll be bombarded with results touting any number of bridal boot camps, bridal body-prep programs, and wedding dress workout plans. What you...
Do the couple who chase Pokemon together stay together?
Chasing and catching Squirtles and Pidgeys while playing "Pokemon Go" together has become a newfound pastime for Jen Peterson and her boyfriend, Richard Kniazuk. "We just moved (to the Ravenswood...