Lifestyle Columns
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State changes condo board residency requirementsAug 07, 2021 7:00 am - Q: You have previously commented on board member residency requirements established in some condominium declarations. One of our board members said he heard about some c...
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The 'first year' is filled with days that are a struggleAug 07, 2021 6:00 am - The “first year” is usually very difficult. That is, the first year after the death of a beloved spouse, partner, parent, child, sibling or close friend. It is often an ...
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Window awnings reduce energy usageAug 07, 2021 6:00 am - Q: I have always liked the appearance of window awnings. The salesman told me installing them can also save a lot of energy. Do they really save much energy and what awn...
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Constable: Roselle teen dazzles with gorgeous astronomy imagesAug 07, 2021 1:00 am - At an age when most kids are learning how to color within the lines, 6-year-Tyler Westering of Roselle was expanding his horizons. "I remember seeing this thing called ...
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Historic home unveiling: Geneva church to show off renovations to 1854 houseAug 06, 2021 6:00 am - You can tell David Walker is a project coordinator when he walks around the renovated Larrabee House on St. Mark's Church campus near downtown Geneva. “We need to get th...
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CW's 'Superman & Lois' has quietly evolved into an essential superhero seriesAug 05, 2021 11:00 am - While superhero fans have been consumed this year by “Zack Snyder's Justice League,” Marvel's Disney+ shows and the hype for this weekend's “The Suicide Squad,” The CW h...
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Subversive 'The Suicide Squad' explodes with loopy mix of horror and sick humorAug 05, 2021 6:00 am - “The Suicide Squad” - ★ ★ ½ Here comes a subversive super-antihero action movie that revels in explosive nihilism and crazy genre anarchy, constantly shifting narr...
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John James Audubon's complex legacyAug 05, 2021 6:00 am - Years ago, when working in Chicago, I would occasionally drift into an art gallery in the Wrigley Building that specialized in the works of John James Audubon. The big, ...
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Love the one you're withAug 05, 2021 1:00 am - Adam and Eve are walking in the garden. Eve to Adam: "Do you love me and only me?" Adam to Eve: "Who else?" Bad joke. Good point. Eve had no competition. It's not that s...
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A Hungarian cold soup makes the most of a bounty of cherriesAug 04, 2021 6:00 am - Is it soup, or is it dessert? Cold fruit soup walks the line between the two, and I have to admit that has kept me from venturing into this particular soup genre. While ...