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Senior News Featured on Aging Info Radio

SN50 takes to the airwaves via Aging Info Radio on WIND-AM.

Senior News 50 and Better Keeps Growing!

After serving the Chicagoland are for almost a quarter century, Senior News 50 and Better launches new publications for readers in northern Illinois.

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CSN Receives National Journalism Awards

Chicagoland Senior News 50 and Better was awarded in five categories in the North American Mature Publishers Association annual journalism competition.

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Make the Most of Thanksgiving with Your Grandkids

Making the most of your grandchildren's holiday visit just takes a little planning and creativity.

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CSN 50 and Better Readership Survey

Tell us about your interests and lifestyle so we can give you more of what you want!

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‘You’re Never Too Old to Let Your Passions Come to Life’

Sandra Miggins of Hazel Crest was named this year's Senior Idol. According to Miggins, you're never too old to let your passion come to life.

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Pick-Your-Own Pumpkin Farms Offer Autumn Delights

Pick-your-own pumpkin farms offer you not only locally grown produce, but all the joys of the season.

Enjoy the Fruit of the Season And The Art of the Carve

More than 95 percent of the nation's pumpkin crop is grown right here in northern Illinois. Discover ways to make the most of this season's harvest.

The Doors of Wisdom Are Never Shut

Whether you want to learn for college credit, or to upgrade job skills, or to learn for the sheer joy of learning, the internet gives you that opportunity.

Use Mnemonic Techniques to Learn More Easily

Memory aids help older learners as well as kids absorb details faster.

Top Ten Benefits of Later Life Learning

Discover why later life learning expert Nancy Merz Nordstrom endorses ongoing educational experiences as an essential element of positive aging.

Local College Round-Up

Chicagoland's community colleges offer later life learning programs along with credit courses and degree programs for adults of all ages.

Like the Website? Get It In Print, Too!

Get the best of both worlds with Senior News 50 and Better. It's in print and online!

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Build Your Own Brain Fitness Workout

Fill your day with activities that include these five elements to keep your brain in top shape.

How to Learn Anything, At Any Age

No matter your age, it's never too late to learn. Not only is it possible, later life learning may improve brain plasticity, keeping us cognitively strong as long as we live.

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