Patrick Kampert

Supporters cheer on athletes last year during the opening ceremony of the 48th annual Special Olympics Chicago Spring Games at Soldier Field. Parents of kids with special needs often find themselves advocating for their child even after he or she reaches adulthood.

Torture video provokes the worst of many fears for parents of special-needs kids

May 11, 2019 at 8:50 a.m.

The cliche among people who have children with special needs is that our most fervent wish is that we will live one minute longer than our children, just long enough...

Henry Travers as Clarence the Angel, left, and James Stewart as George Bailey are seen in a scene from the 1946 film "It's A Wonderful Life."

If we’re in Pottersville, is there still hope for a wonderful life?

May 11, 2019 at 8:47 a.m.

Our family wanted to watch a Christmas video, so my son picked out "It's a Wonderful Life." Although it's one of my favorite movies, I wasn't enthusiastic. Too many viewings...

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump attends a worship service at the International Church of Las Vegas on Oct. 30, 2016, in Las Vegas, Nev.

After Trump, I can’t relate to my evangelical faith

May 11, 2019 at 8:50 a.m.

"Evangelical" used to be a word that I could stomach as a term of identity. It sounded respectable — a heck of a lot better than "holy roller," "fundamentalist" or...

The gut: Hell, no, it won’t go

August 22, 2021 at 8:19 a.m.

The view from a plateau can be a thrilling sight if you're out in the Rockies somewhere. But it is less so when it comes to weight loss. No beautiful...

Lego builder has best job on block

August 22, 2021 at 4:36 a.m.

Ask Dan Morey of Chicago about his profession, and he is nothing if not honest. "I play with Legos for a living." A month ago, Morey, 24, was a carpenter...

Bartender finds Finland cool

August 22, 2021 at 1:58 a.m.

He's back. Joshua Dobbs, the Chicago bartender we told you about on the Guy Page a few months ago whose mixology skills earned him a trip to Finland, has returned...

From golf, cigars and beyond, ‘man show’ hits Chicago radio

August 22, 2021 at 3:43 a.m.

When you work at a radio station, you know you've arrived when the morning team starts making fun of you on the air. That's the case over at WIND-AM 560,...

A (shopping) trip down memory lane

August 22, 2021 at 8:59 a.m.

How big is retro? It's so big that you don't have to turn to eBay or thrift shops to find some of your old favorites. Many companies are making plenty...

DePaul hires a video-game guru

August 22, 2021 at 5:04 a.m.

Eugene Jarvis knows it sounds bizarre. "Come on, you're going to get a bachelor's degree in playing Pong?" he jokingly told a class of students at DePaul University recently. "You're...

Wrestling’s road show

August 22, 2021 at 6:00 a.m.

One of the factors for the enduring popularity of WWE is pretty simple, really: Get 'em while they're young. So as the pay-per-view WrestleMania (March 30) creeps closer, the WrestleMania...

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