Lifestyle Columns
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Historic home on forest preserve land in Geneva is slowly deterioratingFeb 11, 2022 5:00 am - George and Nelle Fabyan would likely be pleased to see how their former home at 1511 S. Batavia Ave. has been kept up as the Fabyan Villa Museum through Preservation Par...
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Buyer should seek estoppel letter from building tenantsFeb 11, 2022 5:00 am - Q. I am looking into purchasing an apartment building for the first time. I have been doing research on the subject and often I see it is recommended that I obtain estop...
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Music and chemistry take on corny contrivances in crazy rom-com 'Marry Me'Feb 10, 2022 10:00 am - “Marry Me” - ★ ★ ½ In this modern romance beaming with Instagram visuals and multiplatformed media, stars Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson share an undeniable chemistry, ...
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Spurned lovers plot nutty revenge in risky, frisky 'I Want You Back'Feb 10, 2022 5:00 am - “I Want You Back” - ★ ★ ★ Just when we need a snappy, funny relationship movie that playfully stretches the boundaries of traditional rom-coms, Amazon Prime Video gives...
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Constable: Love is a rose, and owners of Warrenville business say kindness can be daily presenceFeb 10, 2022 4:00 am - Love always is in the air around Valentine's Day. But Sid and Kathy Fey, owners of a Warrenville business that turns real roses into works of art, have noticed another e...
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Neighbors in the News: Vernon Hills Parks executive director receives top awardFeb 09, 2022 10:00 pm - • Jeff Fougerousse, executive director of the Vernon Hills Park District, was awarded the Illinois Association of Park Districts Honored Profession Award. The award is p...
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Snubs aside, Oscars have a Best Picture category with something for everyoneFeb 09, 2022 10:00 pm - This week's Academy Award nominations prompted some of the usual online outrage, particularly over some perceived snubs. Surely, Denis Villeneuve deserved a mention in t...
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Drury Lane's 'Evita' boasts fresh, canny direction and sympathetic toneFeb 09, 2022 10:00 am - “Evita” - ★ ★ ★ In most productions of “Evita,” we experience the titular character's beatification in Act II when Argentine first lady Eva Peron - dressed in a glitteri...
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Almond brownies to fit into your diet for Valentine's DayFeb 09, 2022 5:00 am - With Valentine's Day near, I wanted to create a special dessert for Valentine's Day dinner that fits my current no-sugar, zero-wheat-flour food plan. That new dessert ha...
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A timely marriage of wine and its long history of pleasureFeb 09, 2022 5:00 am - "Astonishing beauty" is how archaeologists describe one of the most important discoveries of recent years: the heads of Aphrodite (Goddess of love, lust and pleasure), a...