Lifestyle Columns
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'All about community': What attracts riders to cyclocross racingNov 06, 2023 10:00 pm - Bike shops close early. Riding mileage tapers. Fall's colorful showcase drops its last leaf. Even the sun beds down by late afternoon. End of biking season? Not cyclocro...
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Good News Sunday: Long Grove provides perfect setting for new Hulu rom-comNov 05, 2023 5:00 am - Good News Sunday: Long Grove provides perfect setting for new Hulu rom-com
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Living in the shadow of dead treesNov 04, 2023 10:00 am - Q: The neighbors who live behind us have three large cottonwood trees that border our back fence. Unfortunately, these trees are dead. Two years ago, our insurance compa...
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Start making a plan for the holidaysNov 04, 2023 9:00 am - I always plan for holidays, even if I will be alone. And many of us who live far from family have had lots of practice figuring out what to do alone on a major holiday....
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Batavia's Gather Bakery opening second location - a holiday pop-up shop in Geneva CommonsNov 03, 2023 6:00 am - In many ways, the bakery dreams of Eric and Deanna Keilty would get an important litmus test this holiday season as their Gather Bakery moves into a temporary storefront...
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A look back at Carmenere's past and a look to its futureNov 01, 2023 6:00 am - "Now" is a provocative marketing term as in "What's the best wine to drink now?" The thing is, with wine, there's a whole lot of "then." And uniquely, with Carmenere, be...
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Chili isn't a soup, or is it? It's all good all the sameNov 01, 2023 6:00 am - Is chili a soup? No, you say! There is no broth in chili. It doesn't (or shouldn't) run off a plate. Plus, you don't put soup on a hot dog, for Pete's sake. Yes, you say...
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Agent says building permits not required; contractor disagreesNov 01, 2023 6:00 am - Q: When we bought our home, the seller disclosed that the sunroom had been added without a building permit. Our Realtor assured us that a permit was not required because...
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Ride Illinois' new initiative encourages more biking and less drivingOct 31, 2023 11:00 pm - "I can bike there!" echoed throughout my youth. A coaster-braked, balloon-tired, hand-me-down magically expanded my 10-year old universe beyond typical neighborhood expl...
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Can't help falling in love with 'Priscilla' and its ideal cast, subtle direction, eye-popping production designsOct 31, 2023 11:00 am - “Priscilla” — ★ ★ ★ ★ Few Hollywood biographical dramas pack the risky level of exploitative and sensationalistic naughtiness nimbly negotiated in “Priscilla.” For ...