Lifestyle Columns
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Widescreen: 'Final Fantasy VII Remake' demo shatters most of the skepticismMar 07, 2020 6:30 am - PlayStation 4 gamers can finally own the inelegantly named "Final Fantasy VII Remake" on April 10, five years after the new version of Square Enix's groundbreaking role-...
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Dreams and other signs bring comfort to the grievingMar 07, 2020 6:00 am - We've all had dreams. Some people dream vividly and often, some not as often. And there is the problem of forgetting the dream when you wake up, or shortly thereafter. I...
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Condo board can restrict drones on propertyMar 07, 2020 6:00 am - Q: Drones seem to be everywhere these days. However, our association has only recently had to deal with a resident who flies one at the association, often close to peopl...
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How to select an quiet, efficient dishwasherMar 07, 2020 5:00 am - Q: My old dishwasher is noisy and has only two cleaning cycles. Which options and features are important when selecting a modern, more efficient dishwasher? A: Today, ev...
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Downers Grove's Fredo Disco brings 'Very Cool Music' for hometown show on Have Mercy tour stopMar 05, 2020 9:00 am - Even as young as 14, Fredo Fosco had a bit of rock star in his veins. A few years ago, Fosco and his Downers Grove bandmates in Clear Confusion were already working aud...
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Ecologists are studying elusive river otter in Lake CountyMar 05, 2020 5:00 am - Ecologists are studying elusive river otter in Lake County
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Pasta e fagioli makes the most of its stars - pasta and beansMar 04, 2020 5:04 am - "When the stars make you drool, just like pasta fazool, that's amore." - "That's Amore" by Harry Warren and Jack Brooks (popularized by Dean Martin) There are...
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Sound check: Celebrate 7 years of music and art at Side Street StudioMar 04, 2020 5:00 am - Support Elgin art Side Street Studio Arts, founded seven years ago by Tanner Melvin and Erin Rehberg, celebrates its place as a major core for Elgin's art community...
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National touring exhibit at local libraries highlights plight of refugeesMar 03, 2020 5:00 am - A national touring exhibit is currently on display at libraries in Arlington Heights and Palatine, and at multiple locations in Skokie. The same display ran last year in...
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When gender-neutral pronouns make for heated conversationMar 01, 2020 5:12 am - Q: I teach part time for a nonprofit art center. Our educational supervisor has strongly recommended that we begin each new class by stating our own personal pronouns, a...