Lifestyle Columns
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Widescreen: One treat for fraidy cats, one treat for horror hounds as Spooky Season beginsSep 30, 2021 6:00 am - Hear ye, hear ye! Being that it is October the First, his royal highness Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King, declares that Spooky Season has officially begun. Time for T...
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Constable: Traumatic life leads to healing journey for author from Elk GroveSep 30, 2021 5:00 am - The tumultuous engagement between Gabby Petito and fiance Brian Laundrie ended with her death in Grand Teton National Park, and it has some people wondering why she stay...
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Potts: Make peace with the past to live more happily in the presentSep 29, 2021 11:00 pm - To get to know the people I work with in counseling, we usually spend a number of sessions taking about their personal history. We look at which people were important in...
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Neighbors in the News: Coach DeLeon now head of Saint Viator girls' varsity soccerSep 29, 2021 11:00 pm - • Byron DeLeon was promoted to head coach of the Saint Viator girls' varsity soccer team. This past summer, DeLeon was also promoted to the position of head coach of th...
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Late summer bounty: With zucchini and eggplant plentiful, it's time to make baba ganoushSep 29, 2021 6:00 am - While we've entered the autumn season technically, the long stretches of hot, dry weather have played with the harvest calendar. Late summer vegetables like zucchini and...
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What Illinois' green energy law means for electric car buyersSep 27, 2021 5:30 am - There's a lot to unpack in Illinois' new 956-page clean energy program, including $4,000 rebates for electric vehicles, subsidies for charging stations and ... some ambi...
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Illinois law will allow athletes to modify uniforms for cultural, religious reasonsSep 27, 2021 5:30 am - Illinois is the first state to adopt a new law providing students flexibility to modify their sports uniforms. The Inclusive Athletic Attire Act allows student athletes,...
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Good News Sunday: Palatine junior high among new Blue Ribbon winnersSep 26, 2021 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: U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona ...
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Paving contractor not responding to complaint?Sep 26, 2021 6:00 am - Q: I hired a contractor last year to repave my driveway with concrete. The work seemed OK at first, but it turned out that the pavement doesn't drain toward the street. ...
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Board meeting vs. owners meetingSep 25, 2021 7:00 am - Q: What is the difference between a board meeting and an owners meeting of an association? A: A board meeting is a meeting of the members of the board of directors of th...