Wendy Donahue writes about fashion, interiors, parenting, education and other lifestyle topics for the Chicago Tribune and other Tribune newspapers.

Wendy lives in the Old Town neighborhood of Chicago with her husband, daughter and Wheaten terrier Bruno. A native of Chadron, Nebraska, she's a graduate of the now-Big-10 University of Nebraska and still has Red Pride.

Cooking, rock music (vicariously through younger colleagues, anyway), playing piano (classical), faux shopping, 2-mile running, road trips, dramatic re-enacting of Disney tales, exploring Chicago parks, sailing (via prenup contract) and boots.