Lifestyle Columns
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Gum from tree sap to synthetic substituteJun 19, 2019 11:00 pm - "How is gum made?" a participant in the Libertyville Parks Teen Travelers bike camp asked. The story of gum is not all sweet and snappy. Chewing gum goes way back - abou...
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A hot, thirsty summer calls for the Turtle KrawlJun 19, 2019 6:00 am - Hopefully our snowy spring is behind us and an actual summer is right around the corner. To me, nothing is better on a warm, sunny day than relaxing on my porch with a c...
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Celebrate with bold, Syrah, A Chicago-Style WineJun 19, 2019 6:00 am - Here's what I don't like about Syrah: It's big, it's bold. The sun-loving grape translates extreme ripeness into a wallop of alcohol, often 15% and higher. Its gnash-and...
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Sound check: Rolling Stones resume rescheduled tour with Chicago launchJun 19, 2019 6:00 am - Can't stop the Stones Mere months after the Rolling Stones announced the postponement of the band's "No Filter Tour" due to frontman Mick Jagger's heart surgery, th...
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Batavia boutiques add fashionable flair to city's downtownJun 18, 2019 11:00 pm - Sometimes, it's worth it to go off the beaten path. I stopped in at Limestone Coffee and decided to check out the beautiful Fox River. As I looked south toward the isla...
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Helping men find the key to intimacyJun 18, 2019 11:00 pm - "I know he loves me, but he just doesn't know how to be close to me." In more than 40 years of working with married couples, I must have heard these or similar words lit...
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'Toy Story 4' a charmingly spectacular animated sequel about second chancesJun 18, 2019 12:08 pm - "Toy Story 4" - I don't know what the Pixar filmmakers said when they met for their first brainstorming session to create the fourth "Toy Story" animated comedy....
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Fox River Forest Preserve offers boating, camping and moreJun 17, 2019 11:00 pm - Mike Muggli heads out to the Fox River Forest Preserve a couple times a week to fish, usually catching bass or crappie. “It's beautiful out here,” the music teacher sai...
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Look to past experiences when dealing with letdownsJun 17, 2019 11:00 pm - Q. How does one balance expectations between reasonably high and realistic? I've had a few disappointments lately that hit me fairly hard - a promotion dangled and then ...
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Hanover Park-based cheerleading team wins unified world titleJun 16, 2019 11:00 pm - Hanover Park-based cheerleading team wins unified world title