PinnedAbortion: a love storyI had many abortions. So many I can’t clearly remember whether it was four or five. I do remember four moments of when I said, “Oh shit. I…Jan 11, 2020A response icon1Jan 11, 2020A response icon1
Published inengendered“Columbus wasn’t Italian”I never had a strong attachment to Columbus Day as a holiday for and celebrated by Italian Americans because of my father, the person who…Oct 11, 2021A response icon3Oct 11, 2021A response icon3
Published inengenderedHey radio stations, time to retire “Sweet Home Alabama”“In Birmingham, they love the governor … Now we all did what we could do.” - “Sweet Home Alabama”Sep 29, 2021A response icon50Sep 29, 2021A response icon50
Illinois becomes first state to require media literacy for high schoolersAmidst a new era of widespread misinformation on elections, the COVID-19 pandemic, and vaccines, some states are pushing back: Illinois…Aug 31, 2021Aug 31, 2021
Mouth space and the quest for the perfect biteMy early life was marked by the American Dream. No. Not home ownership. The other American Dream: straight teeth, a stunning smile and a…Aug 25, 2021Aug 25, 2021
Learning to love swimming in Lake MichiganThe ferocity of the waves can not be captured in a single photo of a rising sun, although my swim buddy, Aliza, tries. The waves’ height…Aug 12, 2021A response icon3Aug 12, 2021A response icon3
Swimming Social: Systemic sexual harassment uncovered at Chicago Park DistrictPhotos of Blackhawk Park pool prohibitedJul 31, 2021A response icon1Jul 31, 2021A response icon1
Swimming Social returns! To Austin Town Hall Park, we goAfter the long Covid-hiatus, the “swim sisters” return to Chicago Park poolsJul 14, 2021A response icon1Jul 14, 2021A response icon1
What’s Happening in IllinoisState lawmakers have passed and Gov. J.B. Pritzker has signed into law significant progressive reformsJun 15, 2021Jun 15, 2021
Published inPolitical SenseWhy the American Rescue Plan is a BFDWhen Joe Biden was vice president, he congratulated then-President Barack Obama for signing into law the Affordable Care Act by famously…Mar 8, 2021A response icon3Mar 8, 2021A response icon3
