Julia Herzberg When Julia decided to introduce her new boyfriend to her best friends, Caroline and Laina, she expected a casual meet-and-greet. What she didn’t anticipate was that the ...

She writes The Wordshop on Substack. The challenge last time was to find “a cooler or at least catchier word for nonalcoholic” (aka NA) beer and, optionally, such a word for nonalcoholic wine.

In his opening address to the jury of seven women and five men on Monday, crown prosecutor Andrew Lynch said the alleged victim had been drinking with friends when they decided to go to Sirens ...

A current project is steadfastly refusing to take wing. Her best friend and mentor, a beguiling verbal magician named Walter, has just taken his own life, leaving behind what seems a platoon of ...

You can play the daily Jumble, the Jumble in Color, and its several variations on the Chicago Tribune website. Players can also print them and play on paper if they miss doing newspaper puzzles ...