With their large, trumpet-shaped blooms and rich, bright colors, hibiscus flowers are a wonderful addition to any garden. However, these plants may not suit everyone. Tropical hibiscus flowers can ...

“I saw in Louisiana a live-oak growing / All alone stood it, and the moss hung down from the branches.” —Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass, 1860-61 More than 150 years after Whitman wrote those lines, the ...

We were overwhelmed by the response to our annual Letters to Santa feature, with more than 1,250 letters submitted this year. Due ...

SPRINGFIELD — Gov. JB Pritzker on Friday signed into law a measure that would allow doctors to help terminally ill people end their lives after the controversial bill barely cleared the Senate during ...

Lai Hang had four months to live and no time to waste. On the day in 2015 when she heard her cancer prognosis, she filled out the paperwork and began the 10-day waiting period to buy a handgun. Then ...