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Heidi Stevens: Human decency was on the midterm ballot, and it won big. Now show us what it looks like in action.

Heidi Stevens: Human decency was on the midterm ballot, and it won big. Now show us what it looks like in action.

We don’t have to choose between politics that honor people’s dignity and politics that keep...

04.11.2026 6

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Heidi Stevens: 5 final lessons from the Chicago Marathon, now that it’s in the rearview mirror

When Heidi Stevens committed to running the Chicago Marathon this year, she also committed to...

23.10.2026 10

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Heidi Stevens: Shane Gillis ‘SNL’ opener misses the mark — and the moment

The most disappointing thing about Shane Gillis’ shopworn, hackneyed, tone-deaf, retrograde, unfunny “Saturday Night Live”...

16.10.2026 10

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Heidi Stevens: I wish we modeled better care for the young people who are making sense of the world right now

I hope that when we’re all writing our stories, the ones that are still being...

09.10.2026 10

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Heidi Stevens: A joyful life, a too-early death and the gift of sight for two people who lost theirs

Heidis Stevens has long said that before she fell in love with journalism, she fell...

02.10.2026 20

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Heidi Stevens: The president doesn’t want your pesky questions. But the founders had a different idea.

The day after President Donald Trump announced he was banning CNN, Politico and MS Now...

25.09.2026 20

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Heidi Stevens: ‘Please tell your own story.’ How Gloria Steinem’s final request reflects her legacy.

Heidi Stevens doesn't know how you begin to sum up the impact of Gloria Steinem's...

11.09.2026 30

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Heidi Stevens: It’s never been easier to unearth family secrets. A new book explores what happens after the reveal.

Kate Jackson is writing a memoir, but she also felt compelled to produce a collection...

04.09.2026 30

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Heidi Stevens: Dolly Parton narrated our lives and unlocked our humanity. We were lucky to live in her world.

Dolly Parton dared us to imagine. She dared us to care. She led us by...

28.08.2026 30

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Heidi Stevens: Division and discord are the last things the WNBA needs

As long as we’re mostly talking about transgender people as some kind of sinister threat...

21.08.2026 40

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Heidi Stevens: How one church turned the offering plate into an outpouring of community

I love the story, and I love the example. I especially love that the program...

14.08.2026 50

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Heidi Stevens: Two summer reads that invite us to glimpse behind the facade of a carefully curated world

Fiction invites you to walk in someone else’s shoes and inhabit someone else’s mind and...

07.08.2026 40

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Heidi Stevens: Another training run — and another life lesson

It’s all fun and games until you have to run 10 miles. Alone, writes Heidi...

31.07.2026 40

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Heidi Stevens: Message received. This visit is proof that card-writing campaign matters.

Carolyn Pinta was home alone when she heard a knock on the door. She hesitated...

18.07.2026 40

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Heidi Stevens: 5 lessons from marathon training that have (almost) nothing to do with running

Heidi Stevens is committed to learning a new life lesson from each of the 16...

10.07.2026 30

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Heidi Stevens: Megyn Kelly doesn’t speak for me in her unhinged rant about immigrants

That’s a whole lot of we-ing and us-ing for someone who surrendered the moral and...

03.07.2026 50

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Heidi Stevens: Barack Obama cautioned against nostalgia. But is fondness for the past really all bad?

When Barack Obama addressed the massive, merry crowd at the Obama Presidential Center dedication ceremony on June...

02.07.2026 50

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Heidi Stevens: A Chicago-based author found herself on a banned books list. What it tells us about this moment.

“J is for Justice!” was sold out when Heidi Stevens clicked a link to buy,...

18.06.2026 60

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Heidi Stevens: Believing we want to help each other is my guiding light — even when I search for reminders

I trust that we want to take care of each other, writes Heidi Stevens.

18.06.2026 60

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Heidi Stevens: We’ve painted a pretty bleak future for young people. Thankfully, they’ve learned when to tune us out.

Young people are working so hard to keep the world from breaking them, writes Heidi...

02.06.2026 60

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Heidi Stevens: A lost jacket shipped overseas opens up a world of examples that people really do want to help

In last week’s column, Heidi Stevens wrote about traveling to Warsaw for the international Literacy...

26.05.2026 50

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Heidi Stevens: A glimpse at Warsaw history reinforces why books and literacy are vital for democracy

When we ban books, we take away the stories and witnesses who can help us...

18.05.2026 60

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Heidi Stevens: Women ‘will not be shamed into silent suffering’ in this menopause moment. Hallelujah

Women are clearly done being sidelined, shushed, gaslit and otherwise disregarded the moment their bodies...

09.05.2026 70

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Heidi Stevens: I wasn’t in Boston, but here’s why I’m cheering Chelsea Clinton’s marathon success

Chelsea Clinton is a model of quiet, unflappable composure who just keeps absolutely slaying at...

30.04.2026 80

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Heidi Stevens: Ahead of prom season, a teacher’s grief blossoms into a boutique that helps students make memories

Tyesa Walton started Chloe's Closet to help her students at Dunbar Vocational Career Academy access...

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Heidi Stevens: When an empty nest looms in the near distance, even little parenting chores feel like a privilege

Little moments have started taking on a beautiful, terrifying weight of anticipation, writes Heidi Stevens:...

09.04.2026 70

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Heidi Stevens: As Trump threatens to end a civilization, it’s clear we never should’ve gotten to this point

The president of the United States shouldn’t conduct foreign policy via a racist, profanity-laden Easter...

09.04.2026 70

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Heidi Stevens: In a city where culture sets our pulse, one school’s struggle shows how arts education is at risk

Arts education benefits the people within it and outside it equally, writes Heidi Stevens.

28.03.2026 70

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Heidi Stevens: We need empathy more than ever. This would be a terrible time to say goodbye to books

AI taking over reading homework feels like the result of a problem, not the cause...

19.03.2026 70

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Heidi Stevens: ‘Dopamine Kids’ is a fascinating read — even if you don’t want a yard full of chickens

Michaeleen Doucleff's book is about understanding the forces that shape our habits, our days and...

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Heidi Stevens: Dissenting Americans keep making lemonade out of Trump’s lemons — including his hockey call

Trump has made a big deal about championing women’s sports. But his call to the...

26.02.2026 80

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Heidi Stevens: I cheered when Elana Meyers Taylor won gold. I cheered louder when she thanked her nannies.

I love that Elana Meyers Taylor shouted out her nannies alongside her husband and parents...

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Heidi Stevens: In the city of big shoulders, a crossing guard shows how we carry our love for all children

Joe Sass was caught on camera practicing his mantra: treating every child how he would...

30.01.2026 80

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Heidi Stevens: As federal agents target citizens, where are the folks who cried ‘tyranny’ over pandemic restrictions?

I’m wondering how federal immigration agents' actions sit with those who saw vaccine mandates as...

23.01.2026 60

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Heidi Stevens: The joy from the Chicago Bears’ run is about more than football. It’s remembering what we share.

Sports — along with art, books and nature — are not just distractions; they’re paths...

18.01.2026 90

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Heidi Stevens: Stripping science from vaccine schedule chips away the dream of a better future for our children

I fear that skepticism and scorn have been elevated to the upper echelons of power,...

12.01.2026 60

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Heidi Stevens: At the end of an imperfect year, a list that reminds us what tomorrow is for

There’s still more growing, healing, loving and protecting to do, so here are the things...

26.12.2025 80

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Heidi Stevens: More stories of the people who shaped us — and a reminder that our kindness is never wasted

If you get a chance to ask someone in your life to talk about a...

19.12.2025 60

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Heidi Stevens: Wrapped in love — and cars — a Christmas tree honors a mom’s promise to her late son

For Samantha Wilcek, who lost her 21-year-old, a Christmas tree, so often a place to...

13.12.2025 70

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Heidi Stevens: In these fraught times, a growing holiday card campaign perhaps means a little bit more

The Pinta Pride Project raises awareness and support for the LGBTQ community despite the cruelty and...

05.12.2025 60

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Heidi Stevens: Stories of appreciation about those who shaped us — from parents to uncles to recess supervisors

In this season of gratitude, readers tell us about the loved ones who helped form...

26.11.2025 80

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Heidi Stevens: After Trump’s ‘Quiet, piggy’ moment, we’re done asking why survivors don’t come forward, right?

If we’re going to become a nation that truly protects children and women, we have...

20.11.2025 60

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Heidi Stevens: It’s morning in America, and we have no idea if the day will bring help and hope — or more cruelty

Our country and our city are at a precipice, and we may soon see what...

13.11.2025 60

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Heidi Stevens: After losing their son to suicide, they created a fund to buoy their community — and their spirits

Hunter Coe's family has spent the last decade making sense and meaning of his life...

31.10.2025 60

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Heidi Stevens: What we lose when our leaders choose to tear down what connects and nourishes us

And what will our country look like if we continue this path of wreckage —...

24.10.2025 70

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Heidi Stevens: Gutting special education services is a betrayal of conservative ideals and our collective values

When you chip away at any child's ability to access education, you chip away at...

17.10.2025 60

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Heidi Stevens: Chicago isn’t defined by Trump’s immigration blitz — or any single moment, beautiful or heartbreaking

We have it in us to cheer for people from everywhere and to make room...

10.10.2025 50

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Heidi Stevens: ‘We’re going to throw our humanity out?’ Immigration crackdown taking us down a cruel path

It's hard to believe that this blitz has anything to do with public safety or...

02.10.2025 60

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Heidi Stevens: 20 years into motherhood, I’m finding that we are the safety nets we all need in this fragile world

My column lets me go in search of people who care about each other, and...

26.09.2025 60

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Heidi Stevens: When a shooting — any shooting — shakes a nation, we need to look at the guns

Charlie Kirk's cause of death is all too common. His shooting wasn’t even the only...

19.09.2025 60

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