Summertime activities can leave feet aching
Summertime might be one of our favorite seasons, but if our feet could talk, they might tell us a different story.

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Author shows the dark side of modeling life
As a little girl, Michelle Niemiec loved to wear cute clothes and pose for pictures. She'd play "dress up" and host little fashion shows in her basement while dreaming of modeling and becoming rich and famous through it. What she got instead was her worse nightmare.

Parents get 'kid sick' over summer camps
These days, camp leaders and family counselors say it's an increasingly common dynamic. It used to be the homesick kid begging to come home from camp. While that still happens, they've noticed that it's often parents who have more trouble letting go.

Talk a walk through some master gardens
For years, the master gardeners at the University of Illinois Extension Will County have answered homeowner’s questions about gardening, the types of plants they should grow, insects and diseases. Beginning this year, they will showcase their own gardens as they address those concerns.

Doctor supports natural pain relief in book
When Dr. Thea Flock was a nursing student and injured her back, she went to see a chiropractor after three days of pain medicine failed to fix the problem. She was so impressed with the chiropractor's results that she switched career.

Overcoming challenges of obedience training
With summer in full bloom, families are spending much of their quality time outside and, even those who choose to go fenceless want to have Fido by their side. For some, a fenced-in yard just isn't a good option.

Reunion reflects special student-teacher bond
In the spring of 1964, Kathy Viskant was just beginning her teaching career. That first year, she made such an impression on one of her students that more than 40 years later one of the original students sought her out.

Not all salads are a healthy alternative
There's nothing like a cool, crisp salad for a summertime meal, but what we like to think of as a healthful, nutritious green lunch can be a gluttonous, fat-laden artery-clogger if we're not careful.

Get relief from gassy barbecue

Fourth of July celebrations are this weekend, which means one thing -- barbecue season is under way.

Wildlife 911
Gracia Regas frantically made one phone call after another one to local animal-related organizations -- two ducklings were trapped below the sewer grate in front of her neighbor's house and needed to be rescued. She repeated this story, asking for someone to help.

Bolingbrook woman keeps going to earn degree
Flutura Lola Nelson of Bolingbrook has come a long way in her life. As a teenager, Nelson escaped from communist Albania in 1975. At that time, the last thought on her mind was that her long and dangerous journey would bring her to the United States.

Communities hosting Independence Day events
Communities throughout Will and Grundy counties will be celebrating the Fourth of July holiday with a variety of events, including picnics, parades and, of course, firework displays.

Easter Seals telethon

Every year, the Easter Seals Joliet Region telethon brings together a thousand people from the six counties it serves - and most of them come away with the same powerful message.

The wedding planner
The first lesson I learned from Suzie Stockwell was unexpected; she buys her shoes a half a size too big. While this information has little to do with her job, per say, it has much to do with how she accomplishes it while wearing heels. Stockwell is the wedding and event planner.