GUEST COMMENTARY: Help provide resources for battered women

Susan’s husband once threw her into a wall. Another time he pounded on (and dented) the roof of their car while she locked herself in the vehicle for her safety. On countless other occasions he broke phones, computers and other objects. He emotionally and mentally abused and intimidated her …

Lansing club hosts 'Ladies Afternoon Delight'

LANSING | On Feb. 2, the Lansing Junior Woman's Club will host their second annual "Ladies Afternoon Delight" from noon to 4 p.m. at a new location, the Lansing Knights of Columbus at 178th Street and Lorenz Avenue.

Lansing club hosts 'Ladies Afternoon Delight'

Darlene Jahn and Rosalie Putignano prepare appetizers at the Lansing Junior Woman's Club "Ladies Afternoon Delight" fundraiser last year.

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Election is a full-out assault on women's rights

This election is nothing short of a full assault on women.

Crete library offers program into women's role in local history

CRETE | On Oct. 3, the Crete Public Library went back in time when Carol Perry portrayed her grandmother, Ida Adams, in “Without Women, Crete Could Be a Ghost Town."

Crete library offers program into women's role in local history

Historian Carol Perry, standing, portrayed her grandmother, Ida Adams, in "Without Women, Crete Could Be a Ghost Town" on Oct. 3 at the Crete Public Library. Dressed in vintage attire, Perry took the audience back in time to the 1800's and early 1900's with a convincing portrayal of the life…

Habitat for Humanity hosts Women Build kickoff event

CHICAGO HEIGHTS | Habitat for Humanity Chicago South Suburbs invites women from throughout the south suburbs to attend the 2013 Women Build kickoff event from 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 3 at the Bloom Township Center, 425 S. Halsted St.

Women on wheels in central Illinois

DECATUR, Ill. | If you watch the TV show "Sons of Anarchy" on FX, you see women are never invited to meetings and don't wear the patch. They're relegated to the background at best. Granted, the show is about over-the-top outlaws, but basically, that part is accurate.

Women on wheels in central Illinois

Tracie Cook, left, of Petersburg, Ill., and Tracy Cooley, of Springfield, pose on their motorcycles near Niantic, Ill. The two women are trying to start a local chapter of the national organization Women on Wheels.

Women's Tea at Strongbow Inn

Barb Young, president of the Porter County Community Foundation, speaks Thursday to women gathered at the 12th annual Women's Tea at Strongbow Inn in Valparaiso.

Women's Tea at Strongbow Inn

Sharon Frawley, of Valparaiso, toasts with other women Thursday during the 12th annual Women's Tea sponsored by the Porter County Community Foundation at Strongbow Inn.

Women's Tea at Strongbow Inn

Christine Runnion, of Valparaiso, toasts with other women Thursday during the 12th annual Women's Tea sponsored by the Porter County Community Foundation at Strongbow Inn.

Women's Tea at Strongbow Inn

Jenn Snyder, author of the motivational book "Don't Change the Channel," speaks to women Thursday gathered for the 12th annual Women's Tea sponsored by the Porter County Community Foundation at Strongbow Inn.

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Bras for a cause

GARY | Dr. Gus Galante, a Schererville plastic surgeon, recently made a special delivery to  Sojourner Truth House.

Women, convince your husbands not to start another war

Women, use your power. lift your voices. Only women and the men who support them can stop wars.

BP tour opens up career fields for students

WHITING | Volunteers from the BP Whiting Refinery and employee group Women of Whiting gave a group of middle school students from Discoveries Unlimited a look inside the refinery and BP's multi-billion dollar modernization project this spring.