Lifestyle Columns
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A vengeful lion eradicates humans in the delightfully cheesy, derivative thriller 'Beast'Aug 18, 2022 11:00 am - “Beast” - ★ ★ ½ What? You missed Stephen King's 1983 movie “Cujo” with a rabid St. Bernard menacing a parent and child trapped in a car? And you forgot the scary kitche...
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Neighbors in the news: Retired police officers takes on new role as crime authorAug 18, 2022 6:00 am - • After 41 years in law enforcement, John Good of Schaumburg has applied his experiences as a police officer to author a book titled "Blood on the Badge." Good uses his...
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Fifth Third Bike the Drive organizer hopes to get 400 volunteers for fundraising eventAug 17, 2022 11:00 pm - With a staff under 20, how does any organization pull off a 20,000-rider bike event on a major roadway? “Volunteers are the keystone, full stop!” So acknowledges Melod...
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Widescreen: Malort and tavern-style pizza go great with Chicago-made movie screening Monday at the TivoliAug 17, 2022 11:00 pm - I felt “seen” multiple times in the opening minutes of “Relative,” a slice of Chicago life written and directed by Michael Glover Smith about a family of young adults co...
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Aunt Barb's potato salad is a creamy, crunchy mixture of goodness and memoriesAug 17, 2022 6:00 am - Potato salad had never been a favorite of mine, but that all changed when I ate my Aunt Barb's version. Instead of a heavy mayonnaise dressing, potatoes, crunchy cucumbe...
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Good News Sunday: Beagles bred for research meet new foster families in South ElginAug 14, 2022 7:30 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: Ninety-one beagles that had been bred fo...
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Repair estimates by home inspector not reliableAug 14, 2022 6:00 am - Q: When we bought our home, the home inspection report included estimated costs to repair the reported defects. The conclusion of the report stated that all of the probl...
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You won't believe it - 'salad' of my childhood may returnAug 13, 2022 6:00 am - It may be hard to believe but I found it: Mom's famous Jell-O "salad" recipe. It's not just any gelatin, but an elaborate layered concoction in a clear glass dish that l...
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Warren grad, wrestler is Miss Teen International: 'Beauty and strength aren't mutually exclusive'Aug 13, 2022 1:00 am - Growing up watching her older brother compete in wrestling at school, Adriana Demos wanted to try her hand at the sport but was discouraged, even by family members, beca...
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Coming out, coming of age, coming to terms in four-star 'Fun Home' at CopleyAug 12, 2022 2:00 pm - “Fun Home” - ★ ★ ★ ★ Most musicals have what is commonly known as an 11 o'clock number: the showstopper that typically occurs late in the second act and centers on the ...