White weddings? No thanks, Mr. Idol. We like champagne, pink, blue, silver, and purple gowns. PLUS: invitations and gifts to match Read more
Nearly two years ago, the body of Michael York turned up in an alley on the West Side. The high-school student had died of an apparent overdose after a weekend bacchanal at a St. Charles mansion, and his friends had dumped his corpse in the neighborhood where they bought drugs. Three young people have now been charged in a case that painfully illustrates how heroin has invaded the suburbs Read more
Our annual survey of home prices in 288 Chicago neighborhoods and suburbs. Plus: Eight true-life stories that reveal the perils and pluses of the volatile local housing market Read more
Audrey Niffenegger struck publishing gold with her best-selling first novel, The Time Traveler's Wife, recently made into a movie. Now the Chicago author is back with another story tinged with the otherworldly—ghosts this time. Can the new novel live up to high expectations—and the $5-million payday it fetched? Read more
Armed with questions from parents, we ask our panel of admissions experts about getting into college Read more
A science whiz, a professional ballet dancer, a born storyteller, a basketball star, and four others talk about their lives and their hopes for the future Read more