Lifestyle Columns
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Holmstad residents hoping for good turnout at annual bazaarSep 25, 2019 11:00 pm - The big bazaar at The Holmstad in Batavia is this weekend. Are you going? Or are you skipping it this year out of fear? There have been 12 confirmed cases of Legionnaire...
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Added sugars and wheat the usual suspects that can derail healthy eatingSep 25, 2019 6:00 am - It matters little which health-driven food plan anyone follows; steering clear of all sugars and artificial chemical sweeteners top most folk's: “Can't-Have-It” list, fo...
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Barrington's Art in the Barn marks 45 years of benefiting Advocate Good Shepherd HospitalSep 24, 2019 6:00 am - The iconic Art in the Barn festival — held on the grounds of Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington — turns 45 this year, and its appeal of blending a juried art ...
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'This is taking on a life of its own': Artist turns her garage door into a mural every yearSep 24, 2019 6:00 am - Prospect Heights artist uses garage door as a canvas to create new artwork every year
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Constable: Story of lost class ring becomes a reminder of two more lost ringsSep 24, 2019 5:20 am - People who know Dodie Shields of Arlington Heights thought my column last week about the return of a long lost high school class ring was about her. After all, Shields r...
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Should Dad speak up about daughter's outburst at husband?Sep 23, 2019 11:00 pm - By Carolyn Hax Q. My wife and I are retired and have been very fortunate in the "family" department. I have two married daughters, six grandchildren and two terrific son...
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Six join Metropolitan Family Services community boardSep 22, 2019 11:00 pm - Metropolitan Family Services DuPage recently welcomed six new members to its community board. All active supporters of the DuPage County communities Metropolitan serves...
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Vineyard Vines pop-up shop opens in Algonquin CommonsSep 22, 2019 11:00 pm - It's not exactly Kylie Jenner's makeup pop-up shop in New York City. Or Kanye West's pop-up merch shop in Los Angeles. But the Randall Road corridor now has its own vers...
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Does eating organic produce reduce risk of cancer?Sep 22, 2019 7:30 am - Although there is robust medical research indicating that a diet rich in fruits and vegetables is associated with a lower risk of many types of cancer, there is little i...
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Mom refuses to stay in hotel if visitingSep 22, 2019 6:00 am - Q. I'm a 70-year-old mom of a 35-year-old, newly married son, my only child. What are your thoughts about his telling me that if I visit them, I need to stay in a hotel?...