Stories from the inner city
It’s hard to fathom that another Christmas is just days away. But clues are everywhere. Full calendars, hurried shoppers, Christmas music and festive lights. Every December also ushers in special
Linda Wright was next in line at the grocery checkout stand when she noticed a heated conversation between the customer at the register and the cashier. Wright gently gestured to
The color explosion of autumn leaves, the last triumph of Chicago’s canopy of trees, blanketed the ground, leaving barren branches to begin their sentry duties until spring. The sight reminded
Every day — usually many times a day — I hear those four precious little words from our 3-year-old, Tobias. “Play with me, Mommy!” He loves, and often demands, the
Marc Henkel and the group from the Peace Campaign were camped out at the corner armed with water, snacks and gospel literature just as they had been every Friday night
As a child, I had to walk 10 to 20 minutes to get to school. In sunshine or rain, sleet or snow, and we had all of that weather. When