Lifestyle Columns
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Countertop appliances vs. large oven and rangeSep 07, 2019 6:00 am - Q. I prefer to use the kitchen range and oven for cooking, but I've heard it is more efficient to use small countertop appliances. Is this true and is there a simple way...
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Overhead power lines make house difficult to sellSep 07, 2019 6:00 am - Q. Love your column. I never thought I would be asking a question, though. Our parents passed away and left their house for us to sell. It's been on the market for one ...
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Constable: Cafe to serve up joy through staff with 'exceptionality'Sep 07, 2019 1:00 am - The motivation for Gerry's Café has been percolating in the quarter-century since Natalie Griffin was a special education support teacher working with preschooler Garret...
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It's crystal clear that husband's top priority is his parentsSep 05, 2019 11:00 pm - Q. My husband is insanely attached to his parents. They've been married 66 years and have four kids. He's the only one who actually takes care of them; if we're on vacat...
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Lake County Forest Preserves offer field trips, education opportunities for Scouts, studentsSep 05, 2019 8:00 am - Exploring massive mammals that lived in Lake County during the last Ice Age, discovering why animals play dead, identifying different species of plants and trees, and le...
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Four great horror flicks to stream after Pennywise makes you screamSep 05, 2019 6:00 am - In a year that has already seen Jordan Peele's "Us" and Ari Aster's "Midsommar," this weekend's blockbuster release of "It: Chapter Two" closes the book on a decade that...
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Constable: Military sexual trauma a 'bullet wound to heart'Sep 05, 2019 5:00 am - Thirteen members of the U.S. military were killed in combat in 2018. That same year a record 325 active military members died by suicide. For those who do their duty, se...
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Lessons of empathy, good behavior have to start at homeSep 04, 2019 11:00 pm - Our 10-year-old son sat in the kitchen struggling to complete the ensemble of dress shirt, slacks, shoes and tie required by the school band director for that evening's ...
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Sound check: Glen Hansard spends a night in ChicagoSep 04, 2019 6:00 am - Glen Hansard in town Glen Hansard, the Irish busker and The Frames vocalist who rose to international prominence with the starring role of Guy in 2007's sublime...
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Actor and Schaumburg native Michael Roark still a 'classic' suburban guySep 04, 2019 5:30 am - Actor. Producer. Attorney. Classic Suburban Guy. Michael Roark doesn't get paid for that last job. But that's how he described himself in a Daily Herald interview back i...