Lifestyle Columns
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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...
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Masks on trains and planes, still? TSA policy decision coming soonMar 07, 2022 4:00 am - As COVID-19 cases decline and face mask rules disappear, public transportation is the final frontier. But that could change next week. A U.S. Transportation Security Adm...
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Good News Sunday: Vernon Hills woman runs a food pantry out of her garageMar 06, 2022 6:00 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: The unlikely headquarters of an enduring...
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Why it's best to disclose asbestos floor tilesMar 06, 2022 6:00 am - Q: Our home is about 60 years old house and has asbestos floor tiles under the carpets. Now that we're selling, our agent wants us to list these tiles on our disclosure ...
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Put some spring into your walkingMar 05, 2022 10:00 pm - As winters go, this hasn't (so far) been a terrible one in Chicago. A little cold, a bit of snow but we've had days of decent temperatures. So we have little reason to h...
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Electric vehicles may require condo improvementsMar 05, 2022 6:00 am - Q: Must a condominium association provide an electric vehicle charging station as an amenity to residents? A: Legislation has been introduced from to time to time in Ill...
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House can lose a lot of heat through garage doorMar 05, 2022 6:00 am - Q: I do woodworking projects in part of my garage that is beneath two bedrooms. It has an old uninsulated garage door. What should I look for in a new efficient door? A:...
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Don't overemphasize tolls on the highway to longevityMar 05, 2022 5:00 am - Many experience increasing "aches and pains" as the years roll on. Most older people have a litany of joints and body parts that hurt. We eventually realize conversation...
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Constable: 'Magical' hearse also brings together the livingMar 05, 2022 12:00 am - Typically, a ride in a hearse is a once-in-a-post-lifetime event. A tricked-out hearse modeled after a 1930s Rolls-Royce was the vehicle of choice for Lloyd Mandel and h...