Lifestyle Columns
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Naperville girl makes movie debut in 'Avengers'May 01, 2012 5:30 am - We're all about surprises here at Suburbanites in Showbiz, and none comes nicer than a 9-year-old Naperville girl about to make her motion picture debut in the new super...
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Get your cardio while building muscle with weightsApr 30, 2012 6:00 am - This month's workout consists of two strength-training circuits. The first circuit is a lighter round more focused on higher reps, while the second circuit is a heavy ro...
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Colposcopy is standard follow-up to abnormal pap smearApr 30, 2012 6:00 am - Q. I had an abnormal Pap smear. Now my doctor wants me to have a colposcopy. What can I expect during this procedure? A. Pap smears help determine if you might h...
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She’s learned her fitness lessons wellApr 30, 2012 5:58 am - I’ve been eating on the run for the past week, mostly at the hospital where my mother had knee-replacement surgery. When the week started I thought, “Well, it won’t look...
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Mark Wahlberg jumps to action on 'Contraband' DVDApr 29, 2012 11:00 pm - “Contraband” Mark Wahlberg stars in this action-thriller as Chris Farraday, a former smuggler who has given up his life of crime to settle down with his wife Kate ...
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On the road: Artwork dedicated to Air ForceApr 29, 2012 6:00 am - Chicago Air Force artwork See original work created by 14 artists in the 2012 Midwest Air Force Artists Exhibition at the Pritzker Military Library. The artwork will be ...
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Rental forum: Bending the rules of rent collectionApr 29, 2012 5:12 am - Q. At the rental property I manage, we always have the rent due on or before the first day of the month. Recently I had a prospective tenant sign a lease to move in on t...
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Home repair: Contractors differ on how to stabilize basement cracksApr 29, 2012 5:11 am - Q. Halfway up one of our 30-foot cinder-block basement walls are two horizontal cracks extending most of the wall’s length. There is some stair-step cracking at either e...
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Under the hood: Brake plates should be cleaned of rustApr 29, 2012 5:03 am - Q. I have a 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe and I’ve been told the rear disc brakes need to be cleaned of rust and lubricated every 15,000 miles, because of the weather and salt. ...
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Post-law school love life needs some rehabApr 29, 2012 2:01 am - Q. This is a pretty painful question for me to ask. Over the past two years (since graduating from law school) my love life has been a mess; I’ve had about 10 pseudo-rel...