Lifestyle Columns
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New home inspector longs for experienceSep 24, 2023 6:00 am - Q: Your column often advises people to find the most experienced home inspector possible. That's great advice for homebuyers but creates a problem for those of us who ar...
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Another way to get it right when talking to loved onesSep 23, 2023 6:00 am - Recently, I've been reminded again how much words matter. And especially so when it comes to talking or writing about the death of a dear one. For example, a friend told...
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Can old association fitness equipment be donated to charity?Sep 22, 2023 6:00 am - Q: The board of our condominium association recently replaced the exercise equipment in our association's fitness center. The old equipment was donated to a charitable o...
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Kane County farmers share how technology has improved their industrySep 22, 2023 6:00 am - At the start of my career, I spent as much time around farmers and their families as with anyone else on my news beats. That comes with the territory covering community ...
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Jump scares: Suburban haunted houses serve up Halloween screams for intrepid fansSep 21, 2023 11:00 pm - For those who prefer Halloween haunts of the terrifying kind, who have a hankering for horror and prefer scares up close and personal, a number of haunted houses open th...
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Neighbors in the news: Murphy honored for support of people with various disabilitiesSep 21, 2023 6:00 am - • State Senate Assistant Majority Leader Laura Murphy (Des Plaines) was presented the 2023 Illinois Association of Rehabilitation Facilities' Champion Award by Josh Evan...
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Sound check: Fluorescents headline Cobra Lounge; plus Prizefighter, Explosions in the SkySep 21, 2023 6:00 am - Eclectic roundup Chicago post-pop-punk band Fluorescents brings its high-energy show to a headlining slot at Cobra Lounge this weekend, joined by the indie pop-rock...
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Words on birds: Climate change may be the reason for rare visits by 'southern birds' like limpkins and spoonbillsSep 21, 2023 6:00 am - You never forget your first limpkin. Mine was at a lakeside trailer park near St. Petersburg, Florida. A book said limpkins would be there and, sure enough, they were. T...
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Best bets: Free Mavis Staples show, dinos in downtown Wheaton, 'Flying Dutchman' at LyricSep 20, 2023 11:00 pm - Chicago Live More than 80 musical, dance and theatrical acts - including Mavis Staples performing at 8 p.m. Saturday - will grace three stages on Navy Pier, 600 E. ...
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Widescreen: Let's do 'The Time Warp' again this weekendSep 20, 2023 6:00 am - The midnight movie to end all midnight movies returns this weekend to the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., Chicago. Well, OK, technically it's 11:59 p.m., but ...