Lifestyle Columns
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Metropolis concludes season with cotton candy tuner 'Xanadu'Jul 20, 2023 11:00 pm - “Xanadu” - ★ ★ ½ “Xanadu” is a deliciously silly show. Kevin Wiczer, director of the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre revival knows it. So does his endlessly upbeat c...
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Widescreen: Four superb suburban movie screenings - and more Comcast consternationJul 20, 2023 6:00 am - A title sequence set to Filter's "Hey Man, Nice Shot," Chicago native Billy Zane literally punching through some dude's head, and the piercing cackles of The Cryptkeeper...
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Neighbors in the news: District 70 names new assistant superintendent of financeJul 20, 2023 6:00 am - • Libertyville School District 70 hired Stacey Bachar, a 28-year school finance veteran, as the district's new assistant superintendent of finance and operations. Bacha...
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Along for the ride: Grayslake cycling exhibit examines 'Biking Through the Years'Jul 19, 2023 6:00 am - Grayslake cycling exhibit examines 'Biking Through the Years'
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Summer of shrimp: Give this versatile nutritional powerhouse a tryJul 19, 2023 6:00 am - Summer is in full swing, and what better time to celebrate the abundance of fresh flavors and outdoor cooking? When it comes to versatile ingredients that embody the ess...
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Sound check: Chris Greene Quartet in Evanston; Barrington Porchfest; and Naked Brunch's new musicJul 18, 2023 6:00 am - Barrington Porchfest Barrington rallies the spirit of art and community as Barrington Porchfest returns for its second year as solo artists, duos and full bands perform ...
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Good News Sunday: Veterans Path to Hope helps with finding jobs, housing, recreationJul 16, 2023 6:00 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: Veterans coming home after serving their...
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Agent advises against radon testJul 16, 2023 6:00 am - Q: When I bought my home, the home inspector recommended a radon test for an additional $200. My agent, who attended the inspection, said there had not been any high rad...
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'Grow old with me' is such a wonderful, wistful sentimentJul 15, 2023 6:00 am - Robert Browning wrote these beautiful words: Grow old along with me, the best is yet to be, the last of life, for which the first was made. Browning was an English poet...
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It will take a month or more to evict tenantJul 14, 2023 6:00 am - Q: I have a tenant who has been living in my condo for the past three years. He signs a written lease each year. The current one-year lease expires at the end of June. I...