Chicago Tribune Opinion

Back home in England, there are a lot of rules for what you wear when, columnist Hilary Decent says. It's much freer in the United States, but that can be both a good and bad thing.

Maybe parents need to think more about the names they choose for their newborn baby babies given the many ways columnist Hilary Decent has found to make monikers into jokes.

It is all very well having your true love send you the extraordinary items compiled in "The Twelve Days of Christmas," but you'll have to take a few liberties if you want to complete the list locally.

It’s time to reflect on the stories that captured the hearts and minds of Naperville residents in 2023 as determined by the most popular books, films and other items patrons borrowed from Naperville Public Library.

Leave to kids to offer some basic kind advice to those who are feeling down during the holiday season or about life in general.

Being forced to fill out paperwork to claim her old age pension in Britain is equal parts pain and nostalgia for columnist Hilary Decent.

There once was a time when a piano was a mainstay in many homes. These days, however, they've been replaced by electronic keyboards and anyone trying to sell an old family piano will have a tough time finding a buyer.

Naperville's version of “The Breakfast Club”is a fun way for three Naperville seniors to connect while working their way through the staggering number of breakfast restaurants in the area.

Naperville Public Library’s Winter Reading Program runs from Dec. 11 to Jan. 31 and lets children and teens can experience “A Universe of Stories” and out-of-this-world fun.

Whether you’re a budding baker or a seasoned cuisinier, become the chef you were always meant to be this holiday season with these specially selected cookbooks!

It’s easy to take stock of everything we’re thankful for at this time of year -- friends, family, the gorgeous city we call home -- but allow me to share a few things for which I am not grateful.

Chef Javier Reyes, a Joliet Junior College culinary instructor, not only mans the Naperville-based Butterball talk-line to address turkey prep questions, problems and emergencies, he'll be doing it live Thursday on "Good Morning, America."

Letters to the editor submitted to the Naperville Sun.

While her trip may not have been the history lesson columnist Hilary Decent hoped for, shopping for clothes in Stratford-upon-Avon inspires an imaginary trip back to the day when William Shakespeare would have trod upon the same streets.

Sometimes decking the tree a little early is the only way to create a bit of cheer when life problems and world issues start taking a toll.

A military career — and what follows — is so much more than just training for war, Naperville City Councilman Benny White says.

Trish and Rick Knoll have discovered the great outdoors -- right in their back yard -- thanks to Forest Preserve District of Will County's Take It Outside Challenge.

James LaChapelle and his business partner opted to close their Naperville business, Elgin Clock Repair, because it's become too taxing to try to keep up with all the repairs people want and the lack of repairmen who can do the work.

While you may miss the creativity and the comaraderie of being in an office, few people miss the boring meetings, the daily grind or the structured schedule that comes with it, columnist Donna Vickroy says.

There's no place safer to go trick-or-treating than Naperville, a new report says, a tradition that's as fun for the kids as it is for the parents, columnist Hilary Decent says.

When the grandkids want to use their imaginations and have adventures, Oona and Papa forget their aching backs and sometimes unreliable muscles to join in the fun, columnist Donna Vickroy says.

Letters to the editor submitted to the Naperville Sun.

It’s officially fall, and that means pumpkin spice lattes, sweater weather and, most importantly, spooky stories. Check out these six creepy thrillers at Naperville Public Library.

It's been ingrained in us to be afraid of spiders -- and this is the time of year when that concept is reinforced in Halloween images -- but they play a big role in our ecosystem and need to be protected, not smashed.

House decorating, pumpkin-spiced foods and drinks, apple picking and cider are now all mandatory parts of fall, columnist Hilary Decent says.