Lifestyle Columns
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Quality wine finds at your local grocery storeFeb 05, 2025 5:22 am - My new house wine has everything cork dorks look for when we have to pay our own money for wine: 1) It’s a delicious quaff with interesting indications of grape and growing region; 2) It’s available; 3) It’s as inexpensive as can be. Here are four quality wines available at most local groceries that could become your next house wine.
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Grow your suburban business in 2025 by capturing your share of the visitor dollarFeb 04, 2025 1:01 pm - With the help of suburban convention and visitors bureaus, small local businesses can tap into the spending power of the millions of visitors who comes to Illinois each year.
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Cryptocurrency scams on the rise, luring victims with romance and promises of easy moneyJan 29, 2025 11:58 am - While cryptocurrencies have security features, they lack safeguards against value fluctuations driven by market sentiment and are vulnerable to scams, such as romance scams combined with crypto investments.
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Seasonal swap: Hearty winter produce stars in this Thai duoJan 29, 2025 6:02 am - As a proponent of eating local, I like to take favorite recipes and make seasonal swaps. I recently gave a cooking demonstration where I did just that, incorporating winter squash, hearty greens, canned beans and root vegetables into a pair of delicious Thai dishes.
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Bicyclist fatalities: How Illinois aligns with — and differs from — national trendsJan 29, 2025 6:00 am - Statewide biking fatality data for the past seven years, collected by Ride Illinois, offers insights on some characteristics of biking fatalities when compared to national trends.
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Give parsnips a chance with this creamy, warming soupJan 29, 2025 5:57 am - There’s that certain group of vegetables I routinely walk by when I am cruising the produce aisle – parsnips, fennel, beets, bok choy among them. Well, I am here to say give parsnips a chance.
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St. Charles’ eastern gateway to get major boost with Fox Haven SquareJan 24, 2025 4:00 am - St. Charles has hit a potential home run with new development plans for the city’s east side. Officials say the new retail and restaurants planned for Fox Haven Square could transform the area near the former Charlestowne Mall.
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Turning negative feedback into positive learningJan 22, 2025 10:04 am - In Demi Moore’s recent Golden Globes acceptance speech, she shared the experience of receiving negative feedback early in her career that impacted our self-confidence. Like many of us, Mary Lynn Fayoumi can relate.
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Birding expert aims to make gull identification less intimidatingJan 22, 2025 7:36 am - Gull expert Amar Ayyash of Orland Park seeks to make gull identification less intimidating through his new guide covering North America's 36 species.
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Quick cannellini bean and bacon soup warms and delights on a cold dayJan 22, 2025 4:44 am - When you want to make something that warms you up that doesn’t take too long, try this Speedy Cannellini Bean and Bacon Soup. Canned beans and store-bought chicken broth make soup preparation a flash.