A former homeless shelter director noticed that the residents of the shelter needed more than just a home. So she took her fight to Congress. But her journey didn’t end there.

Summer is a break in the routine of school, but Don Gillingham implores you to not to let it shut down your life-long learning ambitions.

“You read articles about the opioid epidemic, but what does that mean? It's just words on a page. When you hear the stories of families of people who were loved and cared for who have passed, it really takes on another dimension.”

For those languishing on preorder lists for the company’s coveted electric truck and SUV, obsessing online together is sweet torture.

Thanks for the memories, but as Katie Andraski points out, sometimes it's better to forget.

Es una nueva comunidad digital con eventos comunitarios, noticias y una serie de opiniones dirigida a hispanohablantes de todos los niveles en el condado de DeKalb y más allá. (It's a new digital community with an events calendar, news, and an opinion series geared toward Spanish speakers of all levels in DeKalb County and beyond.)

It's bigger than barbecues. With Memorial Day just a week away, Bob Evans reflects on what the "holiday" truly means.

Welcome to Poetically Yours. Poetically Yours showcases poems by northern Illinois poets. This week features Lennart Lundh.

So you've spotted a flock of huge white birds with comically-large beaks riding the Rock River surf. They couldn't possibly be pelicans, could they? They're far too exotic for the Midwest. Right?WNIJ's Under Rocks team heads out in search of the American White Pelican — and finds a festival devoted to these spring-time visitors along the way.Email us your story ideas at rocks@niu.edu!

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