Lifestyle Columns
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Carmel Catholic High School names new athletic directorMay 20, 2021 6:00 am - • Nate Brill was named athletic director at Carmel Catholic High School, responsible for filling vacant coaching positions, conducting evaluations of head coaches and re...
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Constable: Duet of rock and fitness lets musician open a gymMay 20, 2021 5:30 am - Holding a full-time job with a logistics company in Wood Dale and being a musician in a rock band in his free time took a toll on the 24-year-old body of Matthew Daniels...
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Widescreen: Where to stream Charles Grodin's greatest rolesMay 19, 2021 11:00 pm - Charles Grodin died Tuesday at 86, and the world collectively went, "Oh! I remember him! He was funny. Where had he been?" Grodin was one of the most visible comedic...
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For Memorial Day: Start off grilling season right with a famed BBQ pork chop sandwichMay 19, 2021 6:00 am - Summer is quickly approaching, signaling the start of a barbecue season that runs unofficially from Memorial Day through Labor Day. For a small group of us that voluntee...
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Meet the snakes that share the suburbs with usMay 18, 2021 6:00 am - When it comes to snakes, it seems most people have a strong opinion. Some, like many of Stillman's college interns, will try to catch a snake if they spot one. They can'...
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Constable: Are those who don't wear masks vaccinated or ... 'the other'?May 18, 2021 5:30 am - We are living in a horror movie. Not some slasher flick where a madman carves up sexually active teens, but a real 1956 science-fiction classic made when Americans were ...
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Summary report put buyer in bad positionMay 17, 2021 8:00 am - Q: Our home inspector listed a major electrical safety problem in his report, but he failed to mention it in the report summary. Unfortunately, the summary was the only ...
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Feelings of grief over family separationMay 14, 2021 11:00 pm - A perceptive reader alerted me to a problem I'm sure many families face in one way or another - sadness, even grief, over family that live far away. Because sometimes it...
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A look at this year's Sculpture in the Park display in St. CharlesMay 14, 2021 6:00 am - As it has since 2006, the Sculpture in the Park program at Mount St. Mary Park in St. Charles lured us in for a closer look at this year's exhibit. Little did we know we...
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Neighbors in the News: Matt Walsh named Conant's head boys basketball coachMay 12, 2021 11:00 pm - • Matt Walsh was recently named head boys basketball coach at James B. Conant High School. Walsh, a 1993 Conant graduate, takes over the program from Jim Maley, who is ...