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Everything moves indoors in November in Chicago, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t plenty to do. As we turn our thermostats up and snuggle into our winter coats, we enjoy…

“I don’t want to sit through a sales spiel.” “I don’t want to be asked a bunch of questions.” “I really don’t have the time.” “I don’t know if I…

“Film as dream, film as music. No art passes our conscience in the way film does, and goes directly to our feelings, deep down into the dark rooms of our…

“Chicago is an October sort of city even in spring.” ― Nelson Algren, Chicago: City on the Make Chicago natives know October offers activities galore indoors and out. Join residents…

Senior retirement communities have discovered something that many programs for younger people have forgotten: Life enrichment is important. A truly effective life enrichment program focuses on all aspects of wellness—physical,…

One of the most frequent questions we receive here at The Admiral at the Lake is: What is a life plan community? Simply put, a life plan community, also called a  continuing…

What do you think of when you think of your parent living in a senior retirement community? Most people don’t envision healthy, active seniors working toward a better tomorrow, college…

“She is novelty; for she is never the Chicago you saw when you passed through the last time.” —Mark Twain Granted, Twain (Samuel Clemens) visited the town during the late…