In this week's "A Taylor-Made Life," Taylor Leddin-McMaster writes about working on more social interaction in the community.

While reserving the right to modify judgment once the program fully develops, at this early stage, it seems like another task piled on an already burdened infrastructure, especially if any of the onus goes beyond school nurses and psychologists or social workers.

After asking readers to share must-eat food stops throughout Illinois in 2021, I started focusing on cuisine at the State Fair, running through Aug. 17.

Because sometimes, if you want to win – if you want to slay the giants, shatter the odds, or change the game – you don’t follow the rules.

Certainly, at this point, I’ve spent enough to buy someone a new car. Or at least help the company with all its clever advertising and corporate sponsorships.

Despite the heat and humidity making it hard to think about cooking, I stayed busy this week with laundry, helping at my daughter Elizabeth’s house for church preparations, enjoying time with the grandchildren, and cherishing sweet family moments, including holding baby Sharlene.

The current composition of Congress is the complete inverse of “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” – the general consensus is complete frustration with the status quo and no one seems remotely interested in exploring practical solutions.

In this week's column, Dennis Marek undertakes the quest to further discover the "real" Frank Lloyd Wright.

In this week's "A Taylor-Made Life," Taylor Leddin-McMaster writes about the recent Merchant Street MusicFest and the event's ability to inspire community.