For example, there are several frugal habits Gen Z is borrowing from the Great Depression era that help them to not only save money, but craft a more comfortable, happy, and fulfilling life.

The Kingsland stop — which dates back to 1918 and is also on the Main Line, about a half-mile from the Lyndhurst stop — will close, too, on June 8. The Kingsland stop's station building has ...

The Smoot-Hawley Act of 1930, maybe most familiar due to its inclusion in the 1986 film “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” was enacted by Republican President Herbert Hoover at the start of the ...

Rachel Maddow on the state of Social Security as reports pour in about the impact Musk and Trump’s DOGE cuts are already having on offices across the country.

Of course, there were a few positive things that came out of the Great Depression. Great inventions and ideas came out of the era, and the population of the time learned the value of resiliency.

I’m a peanut butter freak, and, like my mom, always keep a few jars in the pantry. In the spirit of this old-timey recipe, I use natural peanut butter, since that’s what was available during ...

This may sound like an impossible feat, but a famous Great Depression-era recipe shows you that this dessert magic is possible. Here's how it went when I made Mock Apple Pie in my kitchen.

To make mock apple pie, you need Ritz crackers, egg, milk, sugar, vanilla, water, lemon juice and zest, cream of tartar, cinnamon, butter and two prepared pie crusts (store-bought or homemade ...

People wait for the Metra train to arrive from Chicago in February 2023 at the Crystal Lake Metra station. Metra is partnering on plans for a Chicago-to-Rockford line.