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When Chicago Tribune columnist Mary Schmich used the word "slacks" in a recent column, a reader commented: "Slacks? How old are you?" It got Schmich thinking about the words we choose and how much those choices can reveal about our age. Tell us: What are the words you use that date you?

It's miraculous to see: Press a button, make anything you want. But will it transform the economy?

This morning, residents of Missouri, Illinois, and seven other Central U.S. states participated in an earthquake preparedness drill. The annual event is

Seventeen ethanol plants nationwide have been idled since last June because of a scarcity of affordable corn due to the drought and a weak market for the…

The nation's first Latina justice tells her story of rising from poverty to reach the epitome of the legal world.

The message of outrage over a massacre in Houla, Syria, is now coming from one of Syria's neighbors and allies.

For this week's Sandwich Monday, we try the veggie burger at Burger King. Finally, vegetarians can eat with their friends at BK, rather than constantly finding new friends.

Janet Yellen would be the first woman to head the Federal Reserve System. But what exactly would her title be? Chair? Chairman? Chairwoman?

Kuma's Corner, a Chicago eatery, says the dish is in honor of a Swedish heavy metal band that dresses in religious robes. Critics say it makes a mockery of something that is holy to Catholics and many other Christians.

The conservative firepower behind Mississippi senator's primary election opponent suggests Cochran will need to take the race seriously.