Lifestyle Columns
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For kids and collectors: New store in Batavia specializes in farm- and construction-themed toys, modelsDec 04, 2020 5:00 am - Walking into a toy store creates visions of childhood, but hardly any carry the toys that kept me busy for hours on end - the "playsets" often based on popular movies. A...
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'Dear Santa' documentary a heartwarming gift about the power of generosityDec 03, 2020 5:00 am - “Dear Santa” - ★ ★ ★ ½ Dana Nachman's documentary “Dear Santa” is an accomplished journalistic work of nonfiction that profiles altruistic human actions at their true Ch...
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Constable: Childhood fun in nature inspires Geneva writer's poetryDec 03, 2020 4:30 am - Growing up on Chicago's Gold Coast as the son of a prestigious doctor, Rick Holinger of Geneva had his “epiphany” on the edge of the Catskill Mountains while he was a st...
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Tips on how to dress for cold weather while cyclingDec 02, 2020 10:00 pm - "There's no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothes." That's the mantra of Scandinavian parents raising healthy, resilient youngsters unafraid of the outdoors. Same ...
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Feder: WBBM Newsradio hosts 25th annual 'Good Neighbor Radiothon'Dec 02, 2020 12:00 am - It's been nearly four decades since the late, great Eddie "Chicago Ed" Schwartz, king of late-night radio in Chicago, launched his annual Good Neighbor Food Drive on WGN...
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Car care tips for the perfect storm of winter and COVID-19Nov 30, 2020 4:30 am - Coping with COVID-19 is frazzling enough without experiencing that clicking sound the car makes on a frigid morning or the infuriating sputtering noise as you pump the g...
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Buyer questions honesty of home inspectorNov 29, 2020 5:00 am - Q: The house we just bought has problems that were missed or minimized by our home inspector. The main one involves the toilet, which he reported as "loosely attached to...
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Surveillance camera videos are private propertyNov 28, 2020 6:00 am - Q: The board of our condominium association installed surveillance cameras at various common element locations in the association. What if I suspected my spouse is cheat...
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Battle the feeling that everyone you care for has diedNov 28, 2020 5:00 am - A while ago, a person very dear to me said: "Sometimes it feels as if everyone around me has died." The only reply I could think of at the time was, "No, I'm still here....
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Hunker down with Fonzie, Mr. Phelps and more old friends for free this weekendNov 27, 2020 5:00 am - Pluto TV, a free video service from ViacomCBS, has launched six new streaming channels dedicated to classic TV shows. The ad-supported app and website (pluto.tv) looks l...