Lifestyle Columns
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Rugged school walks as a youth? Let Fitbit provide the dataApr 10, 2020 6:00 am - Because taking walks remains one of the few things we can still do during the coronavirus outbreak, it was important to take one that could prove a point. I took this pa...
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Wizard World takes its convention celebrities online during pandemicApr 10, 2020 6:00 am - An earlier-than-usual start date this year meant that C2E2, the long-running pop culture convention at Chicago's McCormick Place, just beat the wave of event cancellatio...
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Pandemic causes panic for homebuyers and rentersApr 10, 2020 6:00 am - Q. I'm sure you are getting many questions about this, but my husband and I signed a contract to purchase our first house in early March. Since then, both of our salarie...
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Constable: Elgin has a history of enduring other plaguesApr 09, 2020 5:00 am - As the death rate from COVID-19 continues to rise, and soar in some areas, it's easy to think we've never seen anything like this in the suburbs. But we have endured sim...
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Sound check: This week's movies with music include classics, camp and a 'Coal Miner's Daughter'Apr 08, 2020 6:00 am - If you've already worked through the new season of "Ozark" and have had the new Dua Lipa on repeat for weeks, you might want to settle in with a good movie (music includ...
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Crunchy is the name of the game in this oven-fried chicken recipeApr 08, 2020 6:00 am - Note: Don Mauer is taking some time off. Enjoy this column which originally published on Aug. 9, 2017. The idea of “oven-fried” chicken has been around for decades....
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Making the most of what you've gotApr 07, 2020 11:00 pm - Passover and Easter are upon us, and these celebrations are sure to be much more intimate affairs than usual due to friends and family sheltering in place during the cor...
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Enjoy an easy-to-make Pavlova for EasterApr 07, 2020 11:00 pm - Easter celebrations will be different this year. Perhaps there will be fewer people gathered around your table. Still, no matter how many people are there, you always ne...
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Bobek family returns for another round on 'Family Feud'Apr 07, 2020 6:00 am - They're back! The five Bobek siblings, whose musical talents and Polish heritage took them all the way to the “Family Feud” show, turn up again next week. Family member...
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Eastern redbud blossoms add beauty, attract pollinatorsApr 07, 2020 6:00 am - As Arbor Day approaches, I thought I'd feature one of my favorite small trees, the eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis). When a redbud blossoms, its name notwithstanding, ...