Lifestyle Columns
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Good News Sunday: Elgin's Senior Services Associates celebrates diversity with quinceañeraJul 23, 2023 6:00 am - Good News Sunday: Elgin's Senior Services Associates celebrates diversity with quinceañera
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Coyotes demonstrate we all need an ability to adapt to changeJul 22, 2023 6:00 am - Have you ever heard coyotes howling? Well, I have. My niece in suburban Denver took an amazing video of a mother coyote with five young pups strolling along the walkway ...
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'Fascinated with tornados': Geneva native shares stories from his 35-year career with National Weather ServiceJul 21, 2023 6:00 am - Brian Smith's adrenaline might have been surging if he were back in his hometown of Geneva last week when tornadoes were popping up in Kane County like Whack-a-Moles at ...
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Spotlight: Steel Beam hosts variety show, Shakespeare in the ParksJul 21, 2023 6:00 am - Steel Beam variety show Steel Beam Theatre hosts a variety show fundraiser featuring performers who've appeared on its stage. 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 22, 111 W. Main St...
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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 ...