Lifestyle
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Red-winged blackbirds are back in the area and sounding offMar 02, 2023 5:00 am - Sometimes I like to nerd out on a specific bird. The challenge is to learn something new, and I always do. Today's focus is the red-winged blackbird, a perfectly named h...
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Neighbors in the news: Schaumburg Park District president named trustee to state boardMar 02, 2023 5:00 am - • Bob Schmidt, president of the Schaumburg Park District, was elected to the Illinois Association of Park Districts' (IAPD) Board of Trustees. As an IAPD trustee, Schmi...
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Northbrook environmental group a growing force for monarch butterfliesMar 02, 2023 4:55 am - From a seed of an idea, Northbrook-based Monarchs, Milkweed, and More has become a growing force for the environment. The group sprouted in August 2021 when Northbrook's...
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Star Michael B. Jordan directs his first film, the feisty but flawed 'Creed III'Mar 02, 2023 4:45 am - “Creed III” - ★ ★ ½ Already a champion movie star and A-list actor, Michael B. Jordan demonstrates great promise as a director with “Creed III,” his feisty but flawed fr...
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Snow headed to Chicago area, storm track still uncertainMar 02, 2023 12:00 am - National Weather Service meteorologists monitoring a winter storm headed toward the area remain uncertain about the track the system will take when it arrives Friday. Cu...
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Wayne Shorter, jazz saxophone pioneer, dies at 89
Mar 02, 2023 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Wayne Shorter, an influential jazz innovator whose lyrical, complex jazz compositions and pioneering saxophone playing sounded through more than half a cen...
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Teachers in Carpentersville, Naperville, Ingleside named Golden Apple Award state finalistsMar 02, 2023 12:00 am - Lori Ford truly can say she's come full circle. After embarking on her teaching career years ago as a Golden Apple Scholar, Ford now has been selected as a state finalis...
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Therapy dog at GreenFields of Geneva earns honorary title of doctorMar 01, 2023 10:00 pm - Doctor visits are a whole lot better when Dr. Grizzly Bear is on call at GreenFields of Geneva senior living community. The four-legged practitioner eases anxiety and de...
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Some rules of soup-making should never be brokenMar 01, 2023 5:00 am - It was a rookie mistake, and I was sorry the minute I did it. My perfectly lovely Creamy Mushroom Orzo Soup would turn into a gooey, gloppy mess after one night in the f...
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It gets a little tricky to pair spring foods with different winesMar 01, 2023 5:00 am - Chicago-area residents who have lived here a long time will remember April 10, 1977, down to what you wore. I was in my parka, headed home from the night before, but oth...