Lifestyle Columns
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How Lake County forest preserves supported visitors during the pandemicMar 25, 2022 6:00 am - Just over two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the forest preserves feel more important than ever. While so much was closed, the preserves and trails remained open - ev...
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Villa and Farm home decor to open pop-up shop in Geneva CommonsMar 25, 2022 6:00 am - Carolynn Maltese had some exciting ideas for her Villa and Farm vintage and home décor business, mainly that she would operate through a string of pop-up operations at v...
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Pitt's hilarious ex-Navy SEAL can't save Bullock's anemic action comedy 'Lost City'Mar 24, 2022 1:00 pm - “The Lost City” - ★ ★ In the squelched action comedy “The Lost City,” Channing Tatum has fun as an inept, panicky wannabe hero, scurrying about and revealing more than w...
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Widescreen: 'Death on the Nile' floats home already, and 'The Batman' isn't far behindMar 24, 2022 6:00 am - Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox — now 20th Century Studios — hasn't been kind to the films left over from the previous regime. Example: Ridley Scott's excellent...
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Neighbors in the News: Maine West junior named to Carnegie Hall music programMar 24, 2022 6:00 am - • Maine West High School junior Sophia Luong was accepted as a member of the Carnegie Hall NYO2 program. The NYO2 tuition-free, summer program is for outstanding young m...
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Constable: '13 years just gone,' says Glenview man deleted from FacebookMar 24, 2022 5:30 am - When his 94-year-old mother died in April 2020 and pandemic restrictions limited her funeral to eight people, Facebook is the place where Jon Rachiele of Glenview mourne...
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What came first: Boiling the egg or knowing how to peel it?Mar 23, 2022 6:00 am - Following a low-carb food plan has its ups and downs. Downsides: Wave goodbye to sugars (as much as possible) and the foods that taste so good that contain it, such as a...
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Is 'The Dog' rolling over? Dann Gire says a major Oscar upset may be in the worksMar 21, 2022 2:00 pm - To accurately predict the winners of the 94th Academy Awards (to be announced starting at 7 p.m. Sunday, March 27, on ABC), one tricky question must be answered. How muc...
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You have every right to be present for inspectionMar 20, 2022 6:00 am - Q: When the buyers of our house hired a home inspector, our agent insisted that we not be home during the inspection. We had wanted to be there to point out some issues ...
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Basking in the sunshine as the days grow longerMar 19, 2022 7:30 am - There is a reason why our cats and dogs bask in sunbeams coming through the window on cool days. Simply, it makes them feel better. Well, I think this is true for many p...