Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. From Feb. 9 through 13, School District 51 is celebrating Kindness is Contagious Week. "It means the community's coming together ...

This weekend is the last big hurrah for the lake crowd (sorry for reminding you) and for everyone else who wants to sneak in one last long weekend of fun before we buckle down for the fall. I’m not ...

One day, a professor presented his pupils with a pop quiz. As the students filed into the classroom, they saw a piece of paper on each desk, face down. When everyone was seated, the professor told ...

I was sitting by the indoor lap pool, waiting for a lane to open. (Usually at this pool there are just single swimmers in each lane.) Not more than three minutes passed when a woman in one of the ...

Violence Awareness and Random Acts of Kindness Week is turning 30 and organizers are once again encouraging residents to brighten others’ days. March 9 marks the start of the week’s activities, all of ...

The holiday season often inspires generosity and acts of kindness. A UCLA study found that kindness can improve mental health and may reduce the risk of heart disease and cancer. Research suggests ...

In honor of World Kindness Day (and World Kindness Week), we’re asking: what does kindness mean to you? Maybe it’s as life-changing as organ donation or as simple as a smile. However you define it, ...

Thursday is World Kindness Day. People celebrate it by performing acts of kindness which can range from something simple like giving a person a parking space, to volunteering, to sending a note or ...

Kindness isn’t just a feel-good message we teach to our children or a cute saying on a bumper sticker or T-shirt. There is actual science behind kindness itself, considering it a health benefit for ...