Lifestyle Columns
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Two questions about shingle roofing problemsJun 28, 2020 6:00 am - Q: The home we are buying has two layers of shingle roofing. The seller assures us that the top layer is only a year old, but our home inspector says the new shingles we...
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Anticipating a 'not normal' Fourth of JulyJun 27, 2020 7:00 am - Here we go … another major holiday under pandemic conditions. We have made lots of accommodations, but I don't think I will ever really be comfortable with the "new norm...
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Wooden floors are not common elementsJun 27, 2020 7:00 am - Q: The plat of survey for our condominium association provides that the perimeter walls, floors and ceilings are the boundaries of the units. Most of the units have wood...
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Why native plants are better for your backyard - and the prairieJun 26, 2020 6:00 am - Picture a field of tall Queen Anne's lace bending in the summer breeze. Honeybees are buzzing around sweet clover at the edge of the field, and small cabbage white butte...
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Widescreen: Five funny vacations you can take (on screen) with John HughesJun 26, 2020 6:00 am - Writer/director John Hughes was born in Michigan and died in New York, but his time at Glenbrook North High School inspired a career that left an indelible mark on Ameri...
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Movie theaters return, and cinema superheroes won't be the only ones with masksJun 26, 2020 5:00 am - Successfully rebooting local movie theaters sidelined by the coronavirus pandemic will depend on two make-or-break factors. First, earning the public's confidence that m...
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Movie review: Jon Stewart's strained political satire not quite 'Irresistible'Jun 25, 2020 6:00 am - Director/writer Jon Stewart's second feature film "Irresistible" turns out to be a surprising bit of investigative reporting camouflaged as an irreverent, curiously edge...
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A love of burgers leads to the very best way of cooking themJun 24, 2020 6:00 am - Since I love hamburgers, my friends and family call me: Burger Boy. I can't possibly calculate how many burgers I've made or eaten in my life. My favorite restaurant bur...
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Summer entertaining: Enjoy the outdoors with a veggie board, Juneberry mocktails and grilled peach sundaesJun 24, 2020 6:00 am - Illinois is on track for Phase 4 of the state's re-opening plan on Friday, with gatherings of up to 50 people. But it's also hot, and everyone feels the strain, be that ...
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Words on Birds: Heavy rains in May bring surprise avian visitors to local backyardsJun 23, 2020 6:00 am - Almost three inches of hard rain can make a mess of a newly mulched landscape. I saw this when stepping into my backyard on May 15. But mulch wasn't the only thing that ...