Lifestyle Stories from August 22, 2018 (Change date)
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Find out more about Girl Scouts at 'Unleash Strong'Aug 23, 2018 1:39 pm - Girl Scouts of Northern Illinois will "Unleash Strong" with the organization's first regional recruitment event Wednesday, Aug. 29, at many locations throughout northern...
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Festivals: Comic Con, Naperville Wine Festival, arts fests & moreAug 29, 2018 11:06 am - This weekend Wizard World Comic Con: Noon to 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25; and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 26, at the Donald E. Stephen...
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Authentic sushi/Thai, amazing service awaits at Lake Zurich's KonnigiywaAug 29, 2018 11:06 am - Lake Zurich's newest sushi and Thai restaurant, Konnigiywa, sits at the corner end of a strip mall, with enough room for a small outside patio. But don't be alarmed by t...
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DuPage County's Plain White T's aim for more vulnerable sound with new albumAug 29, 2018 11:06 am - The thing about being around for 21 years as a band is that evolution isn't only inevitable, it's necessary. And the thing about naming your new album “Parallel Univers...
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Fact-based 'Papillon' loaded with violence, short on emotional resonanceAug 31, 2018 7:08 am - “Papillon” - ★ ★ ½ “Papillon” packs all the basic elements you'd expect to find in a harsh foreign prison drama: a strong and resourceful hero, a sympathetic sidekick, b...
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Mom was Neanderthal: Fossil shows mix of humankind's cousinsAug 23, 2018 10:05 am - BERLIN (AP) - Scientists say they've found the remains of a prehistoric female whose mother was a Neanderthal and whose father belonged to another extinct group of human...
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Bat signal: Fireflies' glow tells bats they taste awfulAug 22, 2018 2:05 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Fireflies flash not just for sex, but survival, a new study suggests. Scientists wanted to find out if there's more to the lightning bug's signature bl...
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Comedy legend Carl Reiner turns Emmy shot into punchlineAug 22, 2018 8:05 pm - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ask 12-time Emmy Award winner Carl Reiner how it feels to be nominated again, and he fires back a wisecrack. "I'm impressed with myself," says the dro...
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CBS' 'The Big Bang Theory' to end in 2019 after 12 seasonsAug 24, 2018 6:13 am - NEW YORK - CBS says the upcoming 12th season of "The Big Bang Theory" will be the last. It's the most popular comedy on television. The series began about geeky physicis...
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Corn on the Cob CurryAug 22, 2018 6:00 am - 6 ears corn, still in their husks 1 cup unsalted peanuts, preferably red-skinned for visual appeal, plus more for serving (see note) 5 tablespoons canola oil ¾ cup chick...