Lifestyle
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Lake County announces 30th year of Adopt-A-Highway programJan 15, 2023 12:00 am - The Lake County Division of Transportation announced 27 roads are available for volunteer groups to adopt this year. Under the Adopt-A-Highway program, which is in its 3...
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Racers speed through old Sam's Club during Soap Box Derby in BataviaJan 15, 2023 12:00 am - With eight-foot ramps and 200-foot-long tracks, the Greater Chicago Soap Box Derby took over the former Sam's Club in Batavia for a weekend of racing. Two dozen young r...
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U.S. kindergarten vaccination rate dropped again, data shows
Jan 14, 2023 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - Vaccination rates for U.S. kindergartners dropped again last year, and federal officials are starting a new campaign to try to bring them up. Usually, 94% to ...
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Why your adult child needs a HIPAA formJan 14, 2023 6:00 am - Research indicates that the brain doesn't fully mature until around age 25, but nonetheless: In Illinois (as in most states), 18 is the age at which a child is considere...
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Permit peril: Will new owners have to restore converted garage bedroom to original use?Jan 14, 2023 6:00 am - Q: We received a notice from our local building department informing us that our garage was converted to a bedroom without a building permit. The conversion was actually...
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Anna Konkle embraces realities of motherhood in 'The Drop'
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Do you really know your ancestry? You might be surprisedJan 14, 2023 5:00 am - I thought I pretty much knew my ancestry - had lots of information on both sides of the family. Not growing up, but once I started looking into it, which was about age 2...
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Cybill Shepherd and Lifetime probe 'How to Murder Your Husband'Jan 14, 2023 5:00 am - A writer who penned an essay that detailed killing a spouse, and then actually put it into practice, is the sort of role that gets Cybill Shepherd fully engaged in actin...
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Colors can create a desired effect in your gardenJan 14, 2023 5:00 am - Color is a common design element to consider in the home garden as you plan for the 2023 growing season. Complementary colors such as orange and blue are opposite each ...
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Suburban Skyview: frozen fog clings to the trees and farmlandJan 14, 2023 12:00 am - Freezing fog is generally not what you want to hear in your morning weather report. It can cause dangerous black ice on the roadways and slippery conditions on sidewalks...