Lifestyle Stories from August 20, 2018
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Car club calendarJun 2, 2014 2:08 PM - The Chicago suburbs are home to many car lovers and clubs devoted to models ranging from the Alfa Romeo to Volkswagen. The Daily Herald has compiled a list of monthly meetings for area car clubs, as well as several local motorcycling groups.
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A work in progress
May 29, 2014 11:56 AM - My backyard has been a slow work in progress (and a source of great enjoyment) for the past 19 years but the patio is just too small. A do-it-yourself pond which is now beyond repair takes up valuable space. The pond needs to be moved and one day rebuilt correctly. -
Color up your shade garden with begonias
May 29, 2014 11:30 AM - With all the talk of downy mildew on impatiens, gardeners are searching for alternatives to brighten their shade gardens. Although nothing can really match the colorful show of Impatiens walleriana, begonias come pretty close. -
Two DuPage residents part of 5 lung transplants in a day
May 16, 2014 11:31 AM - The lives of two DuPage County residents were saved during a monumental two days for Loyola University Medical Center. It became the first facility in Illinois to perform five successful lung transplants in just over 24 hours. Julie D'Agostino of Elmhurst and Robert Senander of Winfield share lungs from one donor. "Julie and I are now related," Senander said. -
Obama plans conference on youth sports concussions
May 16, 2014 8:34 AM - President Barack Obama, who has said he would "have to think long and hard" before letting a son play football because of the risk of head injuries, is planning a summit this month on youth sports safety and concussions. -
South Elgin man wins Fittest Loser Challenge
May 16, 2014 1:47 AM - John Bohanek of South Elgin won the Daily Herald's 2014 Fittest Loser Challenge Thursday during a ceremony at Eaglewood Resort in Itasca. In just 12 weeks, Bohank lost 87 pounds, bringing him from 361 to 274 pounds. He is still determined to reach his high school weight of 210. "I know, for sure, he's going to keep fighting his fight," said Bohanek's trainer, Michelle Amsden. -
Images: Daily Herald's Fittest Loser Finale
May 15, 2014 11:22 PM - Images of the Daily Herald's 2014 Fittest Loser finale at Eaglewood Resort in Itasca. John Bohanek of South Elgin was declared the winner after dropping from 361 pounds to 274 during the competition. -
Sept. 11 museum opens to relatives and survivors
May 15, 2014 9:01 PM - Victims' friends and relatives, rescue workers and 9/11 survivors descended into the space where the World Trade Center once stood and revisited the tragedy as the National Sept. 11 Memorial Museum was dedicated by President Barack Obama as a symbol that says of America: "Nothing can ever break us." -
Lawmaker questions importing prairie chickensMay 15, 2014 7:58 PM - A state lawmaker has grilled Democratic legislators about spending money to use a state plane to fly prairie chickens to south-central Illinois from Kansas.
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Rational USA unveils new Rolling Meadows office for high-tech ovens
May 15, 2014 6:43 PM - Rational USA, which makes and sells cooking equipment to schools, restaurants and other businesses, moved its North American headquarters from Schaumburg to the Continental Towers in Rolling Meadows. The grand opening included about 100 local business leaders.
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