Illinois

Lynne Hybels 2-15-2011

Last week, I received this photo of Maggie, an Egyptian Christian friend who is a documentary filmmaker. When I asked her if I could post the photo on my blog, she sent me this email in return:

LaVonne Neff 1-07-2011
"The Obama administration, reversing course, will revise a Medicare regulation to delete references to end-of-life planning as part of the annual physical examinations covered under the new health
Lynne Hybels 9-02-2010

Two years ago, as I listened to the escalating rhetoric of hate in the international media, I became haunted by the thought that Christians, Muslims, and Jews are going to blow up the world.

Ben Lowe 4-29-2010
Early Saturday evening, three friends and I headed out to Chicago for dinner at a favorite restaurant in our old neighborhood (Pilsen).
Jennifer Wheeler 2-26-2010
I am a single mom living alone with my 3-year-old little boy in southwest Florida.
LaVonne Neff 1-19-2010

Over my working life, I have seen investments inflate. I have also seen prices inflate. And even though, on the whole, investments inflated more than prices, I have seen something more ominous: I have seen expectations inflate.

Jennifer Kottler 12-09-2009

I'm mad as hell, and I'm not going to take it anymore

Tracey Bianchi 7-16-2009

Just a half-mile or so south of our home is the Illinois Prairie Path. It's an old rail line that was converted to a walking and biking path in the early 1960s. An electric line actually, that once hauled commuters back and forth from the western suburbs to the city.

Edward Gilbreath 3-10-2009
An article in the Chicago Tribune caught my attention this week.
Somebody had to say it, and they came from Hyde Park.

Troy Jackson 12-10-2008
1968 was a year filled with tragic deaths, of young leaders lost.