Lifestyle
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Vaccines for COVID, flu and RSV protect kids and the communityOct 07, 2023 6:00 am - This year, we have more tools than ever to protect children and families from flu, COVID and RSV - respiratory diseases that send thousands to the hospital every fall an...
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Schaumburg's Library Boxes offer hand-picked books for readersOct 07, 2023 6:00 am - When Schaumburg Township District Library first offered Library Boxes back in 2018, it was just for teens. The Steen family of Schaumburg remembers jumping on board righ...
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Book review: Sketch-comedy star Keegan-Michael Key breaks down the art form in hilarious new book
Oct 07, 2023 6:00 am - Keegan-Michael and Elle know more than a few of the Key characteristics of successful sketch comedy. Which means they would be the first to point out that lines like tha...
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On 'Carolyn's Boy,' Darius Rucker pays tribute to his greatest inspiration: his late mother
Oct 07, 2023 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES — In 1992, country star Darius Rucker's mom died of a heart attack. That was two years before his band, Hootie and the Blowfish, would release their debut re...
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Omar Apollo on his emotional new EP, 'Live For Me,' and ignoring the confines of genre
Oct 07, 2023 6:00 am - In just four songs on his latest EP, "Live For Me," Omar Apollo processes death, grief, acceptance and the lack of it - big, traumatic emotions - through intimate, lush ...
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Finding comfort in the life cycle of my backyard treesOct 07, 2023 6:00 am - When we bought this house 31 years ago, there were two little elm tree saplings across the road opposite our front windows, by the wildlife preserve at the end of the vi...
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Batavia teacher gets Art Educator of the Year recognitionOct 07, 2023 6:00 am - History, journalism and creative writing classes dominated my later college years, so avoiding my dreaded topics like math and science was nice. However, when the subjec...
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Suburban Skyview: A quietly busy moment on a humid night in BartlettOct 07, 2023 1:00 am - It was a sticky September night with a warm crescent moon quietly hanging in the southwest sky as I photographed a boys soccer game at Bartlett High School. The air was...
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ECC Foundation's 'Dare to Dream' gala celebrates community and supports studentsOct 07, 2023 1:00 am - The Elgin Community College Foundation's 2023 Gala: Dare to Dream, presented by OTTO, celebrated ECC students with a night of entertainment and fundraising of more than ...
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Harvest a bounty of fun during Scarecrow WeekendOct 06, 2023 11:00 pm - Autumn is awesome in downtown St. Charles when a weekend of festive family activities is paired with the chance to see one-of-a-kind scarecrows! The nationally recognize...