Lifestyle Columns
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'Easiest decision I've ever made:' United Airlines volunteers help in Afghan evacuationSep 05, 2021 1:00 am - In 1988, a frightened 6-year-old fled tumult in Iran and boarded a jetliner on a journey to France and later America. The kindness of strangers — flight attendants — pro...
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Suburban Mosaic: Elgin library exhibit kicks off Hispanic Heritage MonthSep 05, 2021 1:00 am - A colorful collection of ethnic costumes from the Ballet Folklorico Huehuecoyotl is on display in the main rotunda of Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin this month. The...
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Remembering how Labor Day used to be way back whenSep 04, 2021 7:00 am - There is a wonderful song by the Judds — “Grandpa (Tell Me Bout' the Good Old Days.)” #8220;Grandpa, tell me 'bout the good old days Sometimes it feels like th...
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Association may vote to reject lease to a felonSep 04, 2021 7:00 am - Q: My association has a right of first refusal on the sale or leasing of units. The board learned a proposed tenant of my unit, who is a friend of mine, is a felon resul...
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What's the best lighting for a bathroom remodel?Sep 04, 2021 7:00 am - Q: I plan to remodel my master bathroom/dressing area and my young kid's bathroom myself. The previous lighting in there was terrible. What is the best and most efficien...
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Visit the doctor, then see the dentist next door: Tri City Health Partnership acquires new medical building in St. CharlesSep 03, 2021 6:00 am - The Tri City Health Partnership soon begins a new chapter in its 20-year existence when 314 Walnut St. in St. Charles officially becomes the clinic's medical building. I...
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Selena Gomez steals the show from comedy legends Martin, Short in Hulu's 'Only Murders in the Building'Sep 01, 2021 11:00 pm - The marketing hook for "Only Murders in the Building," a 10-episode series that premiered Tuesday on Hulu, is obvious: Comedy legends Steve Martin and Martin Short, toge...
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Neighbors in the News: Science & Arts Academy in Des Plaines names new assistant head of schoolSep 01, 2021 6:00 am - Ari Frede was appointed assistant head of school at Science & Arts Academy, an independent, nonprofit day school for gifted students in Des Plaines. Frede, who will wor...
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Instant Pot has a hold on Rosh Hashanah cookingSep 01, 2021 6:00 am - Rosh Hashanah is right around the corner, and people will be thinking up delicious menus to celebrate the start of the Jewish High Holy Days. Rosh Hashanah 2021 begins t...
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An heirloom watermelon experiment explodes with fruit and flavorSep 01, 2021 6:00 am - I've lived on a farm for almost five months, and I still mistakenly refer to the huge 19th-century barn as the shed once in a while. But I've gotten used to having a bur...