Lifestyle Columns
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'We did that, that boot print,' says Rolling Meadows designer of Apollo 11 spacesuitsJul 13, 2019 1:00 am - This was no simple Sunday night dinner party. “We were immersed,” remembers Bob Davidson, a NASA engineer who helped design the spacesuits Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin...
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Doc Brown, The Dude and more: Four special suburban film screeningsJul 12, 2019 8:10 am - If you're a moviegoer who's tired of summer superheroes, there are four special screenings in the coming week across the suburbs that might lure you away from the flat-s...
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Window films can reduce your cooling billsJul 12, 2019 7:00 am - Q. My single-pane windows are still good, but much heat comes in during summer and it's chilly near them during winter. Would installing one of the newer year-round or h...
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How to handle a visiting brother-in-law's bad habitsJul 11, 2019 11:00 pm - Q. My husband's brother has left after another visit and I would appreciate tips on how to tell him, when he asks to visit again, that we love him but he's not welcome b...
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Sidewalk sale memoriesJul 11, 2019 11:00 pm - This week marks the return of Boo Boo Days, a popular Chamber of Commerce promotion that took place in the 1950s and '60s. The new sale will be sponsored by Batavia Main...
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'Stuber' pairs angry cop, low-key Uber driver in hit-and-miss action comedyJul 11, 2019 6:00 am - "Stuber" - ★ ★ ½ "What do I do to make this all stop?" Stu the Uber driver says in Michael Dowse's violent, repetitive buddy action comedy "Stuber." Good question. If fi...
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Once injured, red-tailed hawk serves as educational animal ambassadorJul 11, 2019 1:00 am - Editor's note: This column is reprinted from “Horizons,” the quarterly publication of the Lake County Forest Preserves. You can subscribe to receive the free magazine at...
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Parenting skills don't necessarily come naturallyJul 10, 2019 11:00 pm - "I'll never do that to my kids!" Was there a one of us who didn't utter those words, even if under our breath, at one time or the other during our childhood? Confronted...
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Sound check: Garth Brooks kicks off 'Dive Bar' tour at Joe's in ChicagoJul 10, 2019 2:00 pm - DISRUPT Fest Looking to rock a little harder this weekend? Sum 41 headlines the Rockstar Energy DISRUPT Festival Tour, making its way to the suburbs Friday. The hard ro...
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Try tastier options over ultra-processed foods, it's easyJul 10, 2019 6:00 am - New buzz words you might be familiar with right now: ultra-processed foods. If you wonder what ultra-processed foods means, here's a definition from the National Institu...