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A reader's review of Tara Westover's memoir Educated — on family, faith, and the struggle to reconcile the past with who you become.

Sleep deprivation and health: what research says about driving, medical errors, brain function, and why chronic lack of sleep is more serious than one late

After the Feb 14, 2019 Pulwama attack killed 40 CRPF personnel, the Chicago-area Indian community held a candlelight peace march in Naperville.

Rocking a baby to sleep isn't just tradition — 2019 research found rocking speeds sleep onset and deepens slow-wave sleep, even in adults.

Marie Kondo-inspired organization tips plus five affordable products — cabinet organizers, a laundry cart tower, and pantry racks — that actually help

Gray is the hottest hair color of the moment, per the WSJ. A personal essay on ditching the dye — and whether courage will follow.

Naperville's Power of Choice coalition reported 82% of District 203/204 students alcohol-free in 2018 — and flagged the rise of teen vaping.

My daughter came home asking me to pick one word for the year. I chose perseverance. Here's what my friends chose — and why the exercise is worth doing.

No best career, no best body — but more self-acceptance than ever. A personal essay on what rocking your 40s actually feels like.

Tulsa Remote paid remote workers $10,000 to move to Oklahoma. It became the most famous relocation-incentive program in the country — and it's still going.

The saree's origins are ancient but its appeal is timeless — from the Indus Valley to today, the most versatile garment ever designed.

In 2018, He Jiankui claimed to have created the first gene-edited babies. The claim sparked global condemnation — and ended with a three-year prison

Arm-A-Dine, a chest-mounted robot arm from RMIT and IIITDM researchers, feeds diners based on their facial expressions — a playful bid to make eating social

After 17 years of motherhood: let kids fail, compete only with yourself, love yourself first, and be okay with the world seeing your vulnerable self.

Archived 2018 listing: YA-MA Learning's all-day summer camps at Waubonsie Valley and Metea Valley high schools — LEGO robotics, coding, Python, STEM, and

Seventeen years in the U.S. and still learning: hello waves from strangers, grocery-shelf manners, gym small talk, and words that don't translate.

A 2017 review of LABS, a Naperville gym with group classes like Catalyst and Force — plus its 2017 pricing and a $14-for-14-days promo (now expired).

Some employers went beyond unlimited PTO: Evernote's vacation stipend, Daimler's auto-deleting holiday email, and FullContact's paid-paid vacation — a 2017

Pediatric dental sedation deaths are rare but real — from Stockton to Yuma, children have died after anesthesia at the dentist.

A wannabe YouTuber who asked his girlfriend to shoot him through a book, and a newlywed couple killed taking a train selfie — when going viral turns deadly.