Lifestyle Stories from September 7, 2020 (Change date)
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Helping the Helpers: Crisis Center helps victims of domestic violence stay safe during pandemicSep 13, 2020 9:10 am - During a pandemic, sheltering at home sounds like a good plan - unless there's a reason home isn't a safe place. The Community Crisis Center in Elgin is one of the oldes...
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Book review: Writer Eula Biss reflects on contradictions of capitalismSep 10, 2020 6:14 am - "Having and Being Had," by Eula Biss (Riverhead Books) When it comes to capitalism, Eula Biss is a skeptic. And yet, as a university professor and homeow...
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Sculptor harnesses pandemic downtime to build a Rube Goldberg contraptionSep 09, 2020 6:21 am - Seth Goldstein acknowledges he's prone to the occasional fit of "irrational exuberance," to quote Alan Greenspan. Since the biomedical engineer retired in 2002 after 31 ...
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'Watchmen' director is among women making an Emmy splashSep 09, 2020 6:24 am - LOS ANGELES - An awkward youth is coaxed into a carnival's house of mirrors for what looks to be an innocent flirtation, but the "Watchmen" scene quickly turns emotional...
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For students and those with ADHD, exercise can aid learningSep 10, 2020 6:31 am - Because your child's classroom this fall probably will be the dining room, it would be a good idea to send them outside before they start their school day. They'll be pr...
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Music review: At 70, Billy Ocean returns with an album to 'lift you up'Sep 09, 2020 6:21 am - NEW YORK - Billy Ocean is angry. But you won't hear it in his music. Now 70, he's frustrated by structural racism and by Black people being shot by police. He's fed up w...
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Gurnee Fire to host first blood drive in monthsSep 08, 2020 8:28 am - After a long hiatus, the Gurnee Fire Department will be host a blood drive outside of Station 2 on Saturday, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Because of the global pandemic, extra safet...
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Bartlett police host National Night Out activitiesSep 07, 2020 2:58 pm - The village of Bartlett and Bartlett Police Department are encouraging residents to participate in their free National Night Out activities in September. The police depa...
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Donate clothes, shoes for needy kidsSep 08, 2020 6:40 am - Lincolnshire village hall is hosting a Cradles to Crayons charity drive for homeless and poor children. Officials are collecting new or gently used children's clothes an...
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Carpentersville bride planned around the pandemic for the wedding she always imaginedSep 11, 2020 6:22 am - The bride wore white, and all her guests wore masks and sat in their cars. Proving that you can't stop love even in a pandemic, Leslie Perez of Carpentersville planned a...
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