Lifestyle Columns
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Sound check: Lollapalooza shuts down, but patios open upJun 11, 2020 6:00 am - So long for now, Lolla Well, pack away your festival gear. On Tuesday, the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events announced further COVID-related...
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They're the bees knees: Some totally buggy movies to stream this weekendJun 10, 2020 11:00 pm - We all have ants in the pants from three months of quarantine, but this weekend let's make a beeline for the TV and herald the four-years-too-early arrival of the 17-yea...
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Just-right ingredients spark ideas for Asian cuisine at homeJun 10, 2020 6:00 am - For me, preparing Asian cuisine is a 40-year kitchen love affair. It all started at a culinary conference where I was fortunate to meet and speak with Martin Yan, of “Ya...
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Constable: Great Scott! Suburban father and son build 'Back to the Future' guitarJun 09, 2020 5:33 am - As a teenager in Fort Wayne, Indiana, Steve Doner played trumpet in the high school band, and he learned enough in an electronics class to start a business setting up sp...
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Muskrat tales: How this swimming rodent differs from a beaverJun 08, 2020 6:00 am - This time of year, I often see a muskrat gracefully swimming along the surface of our pond with a mouth full of greens. At a certain location, the animal dives down and ...
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Proposed Geneva apartment and retail development draws comments on social mediaJun 07, 2020 7:00 am - Community residents seek positions on plan commissions or run for city council because they want to have a say on how the community grows and serves its residents. It's ...
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Workplace retirement celebrations are another casualty of pandemicJun 07, 2020 6:00 am - Q: I recently retired from the company where I had been for six years. Since the pandemic, everyone had been working from home. Even though my retirement was announced t...
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Why water heaters should be raised in some situationsJun 07, 2020 6:00 am - Q: We are now buying our first home and are having a dispute between two inspectors. Our home inspector says the water heater is not properly installed because it sits o...
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Residents must request a change in common areasJun 06, 2020 7:00 am - Q: An elderly owner in our condominium installed a lockbox in our lobby. A key to the owner's unit is located in the lockbox. The owner wants her caregiver to use the ke...
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Finding solace in travel books and novelsJun 06, 2020 6:00 am - One day, while emailing with my dear friend Diane who lives in New York, she mentioned finding solace in books. Solace is such a good word to use in this column because ...