Lifestyle Columns
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Can board take action against dog's owner?Jan 22, 2022 6:00 am - Q: An owner's dog has a history of attacking my dog on the condominium association's common elements. These incidents have been captured on the association's security ca...
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'Everyone pulled together': Suburbanites' memories of '67 blizzard tales of fun, fearJan 22, 2022 12:00 am - Suburbanites who weathered the region's record-breaking January 1967 snowstorm look back on sweet and somber memories. Blizzard babies Alissa Frankel DePue was a 3-mon...
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Constable: Blizzard? Prairie fires once were 'demons' in what's now the suburbsJan 22, 2022 12:00 am - We suburbanites complain about the cold and snow. We're a few months away from griping about the heat and humidity. We dread droughts, fear floods, carp about coyotes, a...
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It's hard to talk to a Hollywood star when you don't realize he was one of your heroesJan 21, 2022 5:00 am - Throughout my career, I've interviewed or at least spoken to several people who have been in the national spotlight. Marquette basketball coach Al McGuire; former Bulls ...
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Along for the Ride: Find inspiration to make your 2022 biking goals happenJan 21, 2022 5:00 am - Ambitious biking goals, inspirational in January, can fall victim to many obstacles - medical, family, pandemic. That's my take anyway after a spring knee injury slammed...
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Constable: Immigration activists push ICE to #FreeThemAllJan 20, 2022 4:30 am - Upholding a new state law called the Illinois Way Forward Act, a federal court ruling on Jan. 13 required McHenry County to end its contract to house immigrants detained...
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Neighbors in the news: Federation of Indian Associations names new chairmanJan 19, 2022 10:00 pm - • For his many contributions and dedicated service to the Federation of Indian Associations of Chicago, Sunil Shah, founding president, was named chairman of the board d...
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3 reasons why Microsoft buying Activision is a big deal (besides the dollar amount)Jan 19, 2022 10:00 pm - Microsoft on Tuesday announced the largest acquisition in the history of the video game industry, a $68.7 billion, all-cash deal for Activision Blizzard. If regulators a...
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Oft-maligned starling deserves a little more of our respectJan 19, 2022 5:00 am - I know this may upset some of you but I'm a starling fan, and I make no apologies for it. In fact, there are some ecological luminaries, such as Rachel Carson, who have ...
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Pork Marbella is easy for a weeknight but also worthy of a special occasionJan 19, 2022 5:00 am - Have you ever eaten something and thought: "I have to have this recipe"? That was me about a year ago when a kind friend brought dinner for my husband and me one night w...