Lifestyle Columns
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Constable: If it is 'Goodbye, Columbus,' what fills that void?Oct 10, 2020 1:00 am - Four metal posts jut out of the empty stone pedestal where a 9-foot-tall statue of Christopher Columbus once looked over Arrigo Park in Chicago's Little Italy neighborho...
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Residential evictions on hold puts landlord on the spotOct 09, 2020 7:01 am - Q. I have been renting my condo to a woman for almost two years. She is always late with her payments and she has come up with countless excuses why. Up until last month...
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Preserves, parks in Kane County make it easy to learn about treesOct 09, 2020 6:00 am - You don't have to be a "tree hugger" to appreciate the trees in Kane County forest preserves or park district properties. But it makes it more interesting when you can l...
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Buffalo Grove man makes videos to motivate others to get out in natureOct 09, 2020 6:00 am - Diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes as a toddler, David Goldman has battled an array of significant health issues over the years. The longtime Buffalo Grove resident points t...
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De Niro squanders his movie legacy in juvenile family comedy 'The War With Grandpa'Oct 09, 2020 1:00 am - “The War With Grandpa” - ★ ★ Inconceivable. Yep, that's the word. During the 1970s and 1980s, it would have been inconceivable that Robert De Niro, the most incend...
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When movie audiences return, will theaters still be there in the suburbs?Oct 08, 2020 5:15 am - The question that haunts me most about our endangered local movie theaters is this: What if by the time audiences finally return, there aren't any theaters to return to?...
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Scary stories to stream on Netflix, Hulu and beyond for spooky seasonOct 07, 2020 11:00 pm - Spooky season has arrived, and you've probably already seen "Beetlejuice," "The Addams Family" and "Ghostbusters" a few times if you've been using your witch's wand, er,...
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Making your own Italian-style beef is an easy one-pot affairOct 07, 2020 6:00 am - As soon as the weather starts to get chilly, my first thought is to make beef in my Dutch oven. Not just any beef - Chicago Italian Style beef! If you love Italian beef,...
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Sound check: Set sail with The Mild West cruise shows on the Chicago RiverOct 07, 2020 6:00 am - On deck with The Mild West The warm days of summer are slipping away, but you're not out of opportunities for a boat party just yet. Chicago rock band The Mild West...
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Hike near home turns into mission to see every DuPage County forest preserveOct 06, 2020 5:30 am - The pandemic wiped out the traveling she does as district manager for Lego and temporarily closed the Zanies Comedy Clubs where he works booking comics and doing publici...