Lifestyle Columns
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Carryout or dine-in: Community suppers returning to Fox Valley churchesMar 11, 2022 5:00 am - Once again, the ingredients are falling in place for residents to enjoy the camaraderie and cost savings of attending a monthly community supper event at a local church....
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Chasing the 'big grackle' gives local birders a thrill this winterMar 11, 2022 5:00 am - Winter is a slower time for birding. There isn't as much to see. So, when rare birds pay a visit, they get a royal welcome. Thankfully, birders with cabin fever had som...
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Neighbors in the News: Oakton administrator receives top Phi Theta Kappa awardMar 10, 2022 5:00 am - • Karl Brooks, Oakton Community College's vice president for Student Affairs, was selected by the international Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society to receive a Distinguished ...
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Widescreen: Special Oscar screenings in Downers Grove; 'West Side Story' shines at homeMar 10, 2022 5:00 am - The After Hours Film Society is back at the Tivoli Theatre, 5021 Highland Ave., Downers Grove, and presenting three Oscar nominees over the next three Mondays. On March ...
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Constable: There's an energy crisis in a newsroom that's been empty 2 yearsMar 10, 2022 4:00 am - The moment frozen in time reminds me of visiting crime scenes as a cop reporter in the 1980s. The only things missing are the yellow crime scene tape and my body under a...
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A slow cooked lentil soup for an lion-like March dayMar 09, 2022 5:00 am - Most scratch-made bean soups take a long, slow simmer to get the dried beans from hard-as-a-rock to smooth and almost silky. Preparation patience plays a big part. Red l...
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Don't let memories of overcooked broccoli turn you off the delicious, versatile vegetableMar 09, 2022 5:00 am - True story. I didn't start eating cooked vegetables until I was 32 years old. My then 8-year-old daughter and I pretty much ate the same things each week: tacos, pizza, ...
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Constable: Good news for Benedictine alum's family in Ukraine as they flee 'personal' warMar 08, 2022 4:30 am - An expert on Russia and the horrors of the war in Ukraine, Benedictine University professor Joel Ostrow got some unexpected good news on Monday morning. “I got a text me...
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Stevenson student creates free math tutoring service with peersMar 07, 2022 4:00 am - With e-learning and COVID-19 restrictions during the early days of the pandemic, Meera Khare of Vernon Hills said it didn't take long for students to hit a slump listeni...
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Advocate Lutheran General's new leader wants to see more people of color at the topMar 07, 2022 4:00 am - When he was a junior in college, Dia Nichols heard his mom tell a story about how poorly his grandmother was treated at a South Carolina hospital emergency room for “whi...