Lifestyle Columns
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Constable: Why Vernon Township named pool after late Buffalo Grove manOct 16, 2021 1:00 am - When we name a public place in memory of a person, that honor often is reserved for someone who spent decades working for the institution. Today, Vernon Township is nami...
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Bike into autumn to see fall colors, noteworthy architecture around the suburbsOct 14, 2021 6:00 am - Take in the season by biking to see fall colors, noteworthy architecture around the suburbs
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Neighbors in the News: Wadsworth resident sworn in as new CASA volunteerOct 13, 2021 11:00 pm - Wadsworth resident Rachel Belk was sworn in as a volunteer Court Appointed Special Advocate by the Lake County Juvenile Court on Sept. 30. In conjunction with CASA Lake...
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It's delicata squash season, and its transformative possibilities are practically endless as well as deliciousOct 13, 2021 11:00 pm - It's delicata squash season! Every fall, I anxiously await one of my favorite vegetables to be available - delicata squash. Known as the “lazy man's squash” because the ...
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Can't find crackers to fit a low-carb diet? Here's how to bake your ownOct 13, 2021 6:00 am - Mauer's gone crackers - scratch-made, that is. Here's my story. Over the last two years, following my no-sugars, no wheat-flour path hasn't been easy, especially saying ...
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So, like Goldilocks, cooking farro takes trying it to get it rightOct 13, 2021 6:00 am - This farro is too hard. This farro is too soft. Unlike Goldilocks, I find it darn near impossible to get this ancient whole grain wheat just right. Do I soak it overnigh...
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Sculpture by Arlington Heights artist finds a new home at Oakton Community CollegeOct 12, 2021 6:00 am - Sculptor Joseph Burlini has lived - and sculpted - in Arlington Heights for 50 years, and seeing his work installed in public areas never gets old. That was the case las...
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Constable: Among first to free Paris, Libertyville veteran gets highest French medal at age 99Oct 12, 2021 5:20 am - After months of close-range firefights against Nazi soldiers that began when his 38th Cavalry platoon landed on Omaha Beach in the days after D-Day, a conquering 22-year...
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R-rated Paranormal Cirque isn't for families, or the faint of heartOct 11, 2021 11:00 pm - Paranormal Cirque is neither for families nor for the faint of heart. In fact, the Halloween-themed, European-style circus running Oct. 14-24 under a sprawling tent in ...
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Suburban students to help state board with diversity, equity initiativesOct 11, 2021 5:30 am - Seven suburban youths are among the 21 high school students chosen to serve on the Illinois State Board of Education's 2021-22 Student Advisory Council. The council incl...