Lifestyle Columns
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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...
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Cooking from your pantry is a great way to stumble on the makings for pancakesJan 19, 2022 5:00 am - Every new year I vow to waste less food. I live alone, so you wouldn't think it would be too hard, but as a recipe developer, I tend to stock up on things that I may onl...
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Good News: Local Girl Scouts wrap gifts for family of injured Bensenville police officerJan 18, 2022 5:00 am - Good News: Local Girl Scouts wrap gifts for family of injured Bensenville police officer
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Good News Sunday: Arlington Heights chef makes finals of “Chopped”Jan 16, 2022 6:30 am - Editor's note: This article has been updated because Grace Goudie did not win $10,000 for winning the Tuesday episode of "Chopped." This is Good News Sunday, a comp...
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Buyer afraid to trust agent's home inspectorJan 16, 2022 5:00 am - Q: My real estate agent advised me to hire a particular home inspector, but I'm suspicious. The source of my concern is a magazine article that encouraged homebuyers not...
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Acting on a whim, 'Oklahoma!' star changed his lifeJan 15, 2022 6:30 am - Had singer/actor Sean Grandillo not acted on a whim in high school, he may very well still be making his living on stage. But it might not have been the CIBC Theatre sta...
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Though grieving, let's not lose our sense of adventureJan 15, 2022 6:00 am - One of the many effects grief has on us is it can dampen our motivation and our sense of adventure — not just after the immediate death, but in the years following it. S...
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Hot tub parties aggravate neighborsJan 15, 2022 6:00 am - Q: An owner installed a hot tub in the backyard of their home in our homeowners' association. The owner likes to hold loud parties in the hot tub late into the evening a...