Lifestyle
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Oakton College's Early Childhood Center to host open houseApr 14, 2023 6:00 am - Oakton College isn't just a suburban community college headquartered in Des Plaines - it also hosts a preschool. And that preschool will hold an open house for prospecti...
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Go with grace through the tough timesApr 14, 2023 6:00 am - " ... My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in your weakness ..." -1 Corinthians 12:9 (NIV) I remember the day well. I was rifling through the lef...
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'I don't think I'm asking too much': Pickleball craze brings noise and residents' calls for helpApr 14, 2023 5:00 am - Vitas Matulyauskas isn't coming for your pickleball courts. He seeks only a compromise on the noise. As pickleball's popularity explodes nationwide, the suburbs are not ...
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'Mrs. Maisel' costumes enhance storytelling with boldness, color
Apr 14, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - In the cavernous Brooklyn warehouse where "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" was filmed there are towers of pillbox hats, double-stacked racks of dresses and coats i...
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Elgin Chamber of Commerce offers five $1,000 scholarshipsApr 13, 2023 11:00 pm - The Elgin Area Chamber and its economic development program, Elgin Development Group, are offering five, $1,000 scholarships to graduating high school seniors pursuing f...
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Hanover Township honors senior volunteersApr 13, 2023 11:00 pm - Hanover Township officials and staff recognized more than 200 seniors at the annual volunteer award recognition luncheon April 13 at the Seville in Streamwood. The town...
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'There's a real film scene in Chicago': 'AIR' screenwriter inspired by suburban upbringingApr 13, 2023 11:00 pm - When Alex Convery's friends learned to drive, they couldn't wait to go to parties. Convery, on the other hand, longed for rides into Chicago so he could see Italian film...
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Northbrook pop singer JORDY navigates adulthood with upcoming album 'BOY'Apr 13, 2023 6:00 am - Northbrook-native pop singer JORDY insists he isn't playing favorites including the song for his sister — “Becky's Brother” — on his upcoming full-length album “BOY,” du...
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Widescreen: You can have a retro film festival of your own across the suburbs this weekApr 13, 2023 6:00 am - "Are movie theaters back? Like all the way back?" Fans and industry people have been asking for at least two years, and I think the recent success of "The Super Mario Br...
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'Victory of the human spirit': Violins played by Jewish musicians coming to suburbsApr 13, 2023 5:30 am - A child's violin has been restored but remains unplayable. Was it ever played? Sobering questions may come to mind when people see - and hear - the Violins of Hope, a co...