January in Chicagoland can feel like a test of endurance, with short days, gray skies and bitter cold combining to make even simple routines feel harder than usual.

The final remnants of fog lifted from the banks of the Merrimack River on Wednesday morning as the clouds cleared and sunlight bathed the water. Credit: Rachel Wachman / Concord Monitor Sign up for ...

A lot of people feel a little blue as days get shorter and nights longer. When it negatively affects life, work or play, it might be seasonal depression, but the good news is that it can be treated.

Brenda Barrett of The Healing Cowgirl shows a light panel she uses to help clients impacted by Seasonal Affective Disorder. LIMA — It may almost feel like clockwork, the dropping temperatures ...