Stedman Graham developed his nine-step plan for personal and business success only after experiencing a period of failure.

Looking for a good book?

Fast growing MakeItBetter.net became metropolitan Chicago’s largest information and community networking source catering to suburban women Friday with the purchase of NorthShore Magazine’s assets, a 32-year-old publishing mainstay.

We love to read at Make It Better and we’re busy grabbing books for the upcoming break—whether we’re going to Florida, Fiji or just staying put in Fort Sheridan. Here are our suggestions. Add yours!

Wilmette native and best-selling beauty/fashion author Charla Krupp is the girlfriend we’d all love to have: the one who hones in on that perfect piece when we’re digging through the sale racks and gives us an honest answer when we ask, “Does this make me look fat?”

Great, yet another man’s telling me about my family’s diet.

Here is a way you can honor Black History Month: read about African Americans growing up on the North Shore.

My phone rang at 3:30 pm. Right on time.

“Hi Ann Marie. This is Jenny Sanford.”

Northwestern University graduate Angela Jackson is returning to Evanston to celebate "Where I Must Go," her new novel.

The holiday season means quality time with family and friends, and of course, gift giving. If you’re like me, most of this will occur while cooking, eating, or planning the next meal. Gonna need a cookbook for that! Here are some new releases that your giftee will be thrilled with.

Audrey Niffenegger is having a good year.