Suzanne McBride

Eat Well

College students expect lots of healthy options when eating on campus

From vegan, vegetarian and halal offerings to gluten and allergy-free dishes, students have more choices than ever.

By Suzanne McBride

New Chicago Board of Education President Miguel del Valle speaks during a press conference announcing the new Chicago Public Schools board, on June 3.

Columnists

Chicago School Board still giving the public the cold shoulder

CPS requires everyone who wants to attend a board meeting to register, which is unheard of elsewhere

By Suzanne McBride

Ron and Serethea Reid are photographed at the dinner table in their Austin home on May 30, 2019. | Max Herman/For the Sun-Times

Eat Well

More African Americans adopting vegan diet to combat health problems

After Ron Reid stopped eating meat and dairy, he was able to stop taking five medications.

By Suzanne McBride

Exercise Well

Running helps young people stay active long after they quit other sports

Thousands of CPS students are participating in Chicago Run this year, learning the importance of being fit and other life lessons, too.

By Suzanne McBride

Business

Young entrepreneurs want to boost businesses in Austin

Eight young adults will hold pop-up markets, operate mobile retail carts and serve as community ambassadors as part of a new entrepreneurship program.

By Suzanne McBride

Health

Stigma of suicide makes it hard to fight growing public health epidemic

More people die by suicide each year than are killed in homicides or vehicular accidents.

By Suzanne McBride

Health

Peter Sagal’s running book offers insight on exercise and life

Peter Sagal originally pitched a breezy book about running, but then his life “changed completely within the space of a single year.”

By Suzanne McBride

Other Views

CPS continues to turn away the public at its monthly board meetings

For years, parents, teachers and others have been regularly denied entry to Chicago Board of Education meetings. It’s time that stopped.

By Suzanne McBride

News

They got death for killing a cop, but not for killing a guard: Where’s justice?

It all begs an impossible question: Who deserves to die most?

By Suzanne McBride