Lifestyle Columns
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Constable: This is my final column, but the thanks will continueAug 06, 2022 1:00 am - I normally save my thanks for an annual Thanksgiving Day column where I note my wonderful wife, Cheryl, gave birth to twins Ross and Ben on that holiday, how we added so...
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Mio Modo or Moto iMoto? St. Charles restaurants have similar names, different conceptsAug 05, 2022 6:00 am - The Scott Harris Hospitality Group was targeting this week to open the renovated and newly named Francesca's Mio Modo at 200 S. Second St. in St. Charles. So, let the to...
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Flourishes of cinematic brilliance fight superficiality, numbing gore in blackly comic 'Bullet Train'Aug 04, 2022 6:00 am - “Bullet Train” - ★ ★ ½ Imagine that Quentin Tarantino and Guy Ritchie conspired to create a blackly comic Grand Guignol version of a classic 1970s disaster film set abo...
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Neighbors in the news: Northbrook native named Outstanding Young EngineerAug 04, 2022 6:00 am - • Dr. Jamie Spangler, assistant professor of biomedical engineering and chemical and biomolecular engineering at Johns Hopkins University, was named a 2022 Outstanding Y...
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Constable: Prius, columnist are racking up miles on the way to the finishAug 04, 2022 5:20 am - My first road trip in our new Toyota Prius was to Springfield in January 2007 to watch a promising young politician, whom I had been touting in my columns, announce tha...
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A cool gazpacho is a happy medium in a hot, sticky AugustAug 03, 2022 6:00 am - It's August, and I'm hot. It's August, and I'm cold. Between the blistering heat and the ubiquitous overcompensating air conditioners, it seems like there is no happy me...
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Pairing wine and cheese never goes out of fashion for good reasonAug 03, 2022 6:00 am - As a home cook and culinary pro, I hear a lot about what people don't like to eat - broccoli, cilantro or tofu. But in all my years, I've never heard anyone say, "I don'...
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Grandparents hold the keys to preserving family historyAug 01, 2022 11:00 pm - I wish I had learned more about family history from my grandparents, a real missed opportunity. But I didn't know better at the time. And I didn't really get interested...
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Elgin-area barbershops offer free back-to-school haircuts for students in needAug 01, 2022 5:30 am - For the second year, several Elgin-area barbershops will provide free haircuts for students in need on Aug. 14 before they head back to school. Haircuts and hairdos will...
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Good News Sunday: Joey's House offers free camp for kids, adults with developmental disabilitiesJul 31, 2022 6:00 am - Good News Sunday: Joey's House offers free camp for kids, adults with developmental disabilities