Lifestyle Columns
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Look for helpful books on coping with griefApr 23, 2022 7:00 am - We can't "read" ourselves out of grief. Yet some thoughtful books that share experiences or ideas on coping with grief may help, depending on the person, their particula...
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Association documents must outline how to pay for window repairsApr 23, 2022 6:00 am - Q: The windows in our condominium association are reaching the end of their useful life and need to be replaced. One of the board members contends the windows are limite...
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Constable: Passionate Naperville hobbyist knows the ropes of model shipsApr 23, 2022 1:00 am - Passion pours into every model ship that 85-year-old Greg Zimmerman builds in the wood shop of Naperville's Monarch Landing senior living community. But painstakingly cr...
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Good news: Jane Addams Junior High band director moonlights in Chicago tribute bandApr 22, 2022 6:00 am - Eric Caliendo is living the dream, literally. By day, he directs the seventh and eighth grade bands at Jane Addams Junior High School in Schaumburg, and at night he perf...
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A family tree of Batavia music sprouts during Mendelssohn's ElijahApr 22, 2022 6:00 am - Marilynn Whitney knew she would have to pay full attention to the three-hour-plus operatic presentation of Felix Mendelssohn's Elijah to grasp the Biblical prophet's sto...
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Widescreen: There's another chance to see Danny Elfman's buzzy, 'Batman'-meets-Boingo Coachella concert onlineApr 22, 2022 6:00 am - If you know the name Danny Elfman, it's either as the frontman for off-kilter '80s rock band Oingo Boingo or as the composer of memorable film scores, most notably for T...
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Chaotic, twisty 'Bad Guys' an animated comic vehicle powered by natural gasApr 21, 2022 6:00 am - “The Bad Guys” - ★ ★ ½ Don't assume that the pernicious green flatulence emitted by a bank robber named Piranha is just some cheap device pandering to the kiddie crowd....
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The annual Inspired Home Show offers new and innovative products for home cooksApr 20, 2022 6:00 am - After two years of being held virtually, the Inspired Home Show was held in person in Chicago in March. I always enjoy learning about new products and some old ones I'd ...
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These scones and muffins are forgiving for the novice bakerApr 20, 2022 6:00 am - I think there are two types of home cooks - one that strictly cooks and one that strictly bakes. I wish I were a mix of both, but baking has such a science, unlike cooki...
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Constable: Longing to move on from groundhog and graupelApr 19, 2022 5:20 am - Way back on Feb. 2, Woodstock Willie, the suburbs' prognosticating groundhog, emerged from his tree stump burrow in near-freezing temperatures to forecast an early sprin...