Lifestyle Columns
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Wicked concert weekend: There's plenty of music going around for HalloweenOct 26, 2022 2:00 pm - The spookiest of holidays looms, but with the tricks and treats falling on a Monday, many venues in the suburbs and Chicago are opting for a weekend of wacky tributes an...
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Try pumpkin raisin cookies for a Halloween treatOct 26, 2022 6:00 am - Editor's note: This column was first published on Oct. 25, 2011. Halloween's zipping down fall's highway and will be here before we know it. I'm a lousy pumpkin car...
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Sound check: Mike Doughty plays Evanston's SPACE, 'Troubadours' at Des Plaines TheatreOct 26, 2022 6:00 am - Mike Doughty solo Mike Doughty, founder of '90s alternative rock band Soul Coughing and more recently Ghost of Vroom, has also been making the rounds as a solo ...
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Vernon Hills teen creates nonprofit to tutor younger students for math competitions and moreOct 24, 2022 5:30 am - Vernon Hills teen Kandarp Vadia always had a wonder for learning math and a passion for teaching. He's been involved in math competitions since fourth grade and now focu...
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'In the wink of an eye, her life was over': The story of ER nurse who died in cycling crashOct 24, 2022 5:15 am - Emergency room nurse Nancy Nozicka could walk up to an unknown patient and leave with their medical — and life — history. “She used to tell me she felt like she was slow...
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Builder won't give attic mold warrantyOct 23, 2022 7:00 am - Q: Our new home is currently being built, and we were worried about mold on the roof rafters. When we pointed this out to the builder, he had the wooden surfaces profess...
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Bagels, cream cheese and delightful changes, both big and smallOct 22, 2022 7:00 am - Did you ever meet a friend or a partner who changed your whole life? It happened to me, and my life took a totally different course. This is great luck if it's a good an...
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When Bob met Sue: How the Tri-Cities benefited from volunteers' decades of serviceOct 21, 2022 6:00 am - Maybe it was the psychedelic lights flashing on the walls during a teen dance in 1967 at Mount St. Mary High School in St. Charles that helped a young Bob McDowell, a se...
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Stolen bike may be both a police and association matterOct 21, 2022 6:00 am - By David M. Bendoff Q: Our condominium recently had a resident report their bike stolen from our bike room. We have the women who stole the bike on camera (we can't iden...
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Mega star power of Clooney and Roberts brightens formulaic 'Ticket to Paradise'Oct 20, 2022 6:00 am - “Ticket to Paradise” - ★ ★ ½ If your idea of a good time at the movies only requires that two charismatic veteran stars trade passive-belligerent barbs for an hour, go ...