Lifestyle Columns
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Work advice: My co-workers are grumbling about my telework privilegesNov 24, 2019 5:00 am - Q: I've been a government contractor for 20 years. For the last nine years, I've had telecommuting privileges allowing me to work from home two days a week. On this cont...
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What's next for empty bank buildings in the Fox Valley?Nov 23, 2019 6:28 am - It isn't difficult to spot one. They are all over the Tri-Cities and Kane County area. We wonder what will happen to empty retail storefronts or restaurants, but another...
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Judgments must be disclosed to potential buyersNov 23, 2019 6:00 am - Q: Our condominium association has been cited on numerous occasions with building code violations that require actual court appearances. Do these matters need to be incl...
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No more checks and life's inevitable changesNov 23, 2019 5:00 am - A surefire aspect of changing times is that they catch up with you. For instance, an odd thing happened at the grocery store recently. The person in front of me at the c...
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Constable: Losing my mom is hard, but reflecting on her good 92-year-old life brings me comfortNov 23, 2019 12:00 am - My Mom died Tuesday. As much as I admire her 92 years of life, I remember as a kid thinking life had cheated her at times. Lois Evaughn Schembs was born on a farm outsid...
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Dear Oscar voters: Don't let the buzz die down on 'Rocketman'Nov 22, 2019 5:00 am - It's almost movie awards season, which means it's almost time for a very famous person to be honored for playing another very famous person. This season's surest bet arr...
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A new disc golf course need not consume a city parkNov 22, 2019 5:00 am - Many St. Charles residents living near, or using, Timber Trails Park voiced enough opposition to the park district's idea of building a disc golf course on the site, tha...
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Explore a plethora of plants, wildlife along the trails at Waukegan's Lyons WoodsNov 22, 2019 5:00 am - By Kim Mikus Lake County Forest Preserves Lyons Woods is a scenic, 345-acre forest preserve in Waukegan that includes a contrasting mix of terrain ideal for trail enthus...
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Movie review: Fans will warm to 'Frozen II,' but sequel doesn't deliver original's magicNov 21, 2019 5:00 am - "Frozen 2" - ★ ★ ½ You know a sequel's in trouble when its magical snowman Olaf, two gorgeously royal siblings and an oafish boyfriend engage in an mesmerizing game of...
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Kid with care: Deal openly, honestly with conflictNov 20, 2019 10:00 pm - My Dad loved to kid. His five children soon learned that kidding was one of his favorite, and most frequent, ways of saying "I love you." To this day, 46 years after hi...