All Stories from August 1, 2020
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Book review: In 'Memorial Drive,' Natasha Trethewey reclaims her mother's life from the man who took it
Aug 7, 2020 6:53 PM - We know from the first page of this riveting memoir that poet Natasha Trethewey's mother is dead. "Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir" is a tribute to a life snuffed out by a brutal man, a fractured judicial system and a patriarchy as old as Methuselah. It is also an examination of the Old South colliding with the new, a chronicle of one artist's beginnings, and of a changing America.
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Suburban art fairs return in altered form as physically distanced 'art walks'
Aug 6, 2020 11:23 AM - Suburban summer art fairs postponed in response to the COVID-19 pandemic return in a modified, physically distanced format with mandatory face coverings and timed admission. -
Waukegan company hands out 50,000 face masks and hands sanitizer
Aug 3, 2020 9:33 AM - Medline provides 50,000 resuable facemasks and hand sanitizer to its Waukegan and Lake County neighbors Saturday during a drivethrough event at the company's Waukegan distribution center. -
'We owe it to them': Navy veteran finds new mission playing taps
Aug 3, 2020 6:12 AM - After being laid off from his job in the electronics industry about 12 years ago, Navy veteran Jim Reynolds revisited his roots for a new sense of purpose. -
Cubs,Chatwood survive another shaky night for bullpen
Aug 2, 2020 12:37 PM - Tyler Chatwood delivered his second stellar start of the season, but it wasn't until a nervous ninth inning that the Cubs' bullpen sealed a 4-3 victory at Wrigley Field. -
NASA astronauts aim for Florida coast to end SpaceX flight
Aug 2, 2020 10:30 AM - The first astronauts launched by Elon Musk's SpaceX company have left the International Space Station for the final and most important part of their test flight: returning to Earth with a rare splashdown
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Vitamin D may offer some protection against coronavirus
Aug 2, 2020 9:23 AM - Early on in this pandemic there was some research suggesting vitamin D deficiency increased the risk and severity of COVID infection. Conversely, robust vitamin D levels offered some protection from infection and may reduce the risk of serious complications. A recent medical study from Israel adds credence to vitamin D being protective.
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Yoga can help kids connect to their bodies
Aug 2, 2020 9:22 AM - Just as for adults, yoga can improve children's physical and mental health. The gentle and sustained poses help with flexibility, strength, balance, endurance, breathing and breath control. -
Paved trail link along Shoe Factory Road in Hoffman Estates officially opens
Aug 2, 2020 9:11 AM - Local leaders gathered Saturday morning to officially open the long-delayed east-west bike trail link along Shoe Factory Road from Route 59 west to the Canadian National railroad tracks in Hoffman Estates. -
Theory suggests thymus plays role in severity of COVID
Aug 2, 2020 8:39 AM - What's the connection between the novel coronavirus and the thymus gland? A friend of ours who is a doctor says it's probably what keeps young kids from getting so sick.
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