Lifestyle Columns
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With outdoor gatherings on tap, these smooth and savory dips make plenty to shareMay 24, 2023 6:00 am - Graduations, barbecues, housewarmings, pool parties and more are perfect occasions for bringing food to share. Whenever I have company, I love to have dips for grazing o...
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Overly long 'Little Mermaid' remake is far less fun than its 1989 animated originalMay 24, 2023 6:00 am - “The Little Mermaid” - ★ ★ Just wondering: Why do all the superbly detailed underwater scenes with CGI production designs look like outtakes from “Avatar: The Way of Wa...
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Standards for legal basement bedroomsMay 21, 2023 7:00 am - Q: As a Realtor, I sell a lot of older homes, some of which have portions of basements that were converted to bedrooms. In many of these, the rooms do not comply as lega...
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Cleve Carney Museum of Art's Andy Warhol exhibition among the summer's most anticipated cultural eventsMay 21, 2023 6:00 am - Among the suburbs' most anticipated cultural events this summer is the Cleve Carney Museum of Art exhibition "Andy Warhol Portfolios: A Life in Pop/Works from the Bank o...
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Good News Sunday: $1.5 million grant will help at-risk youth in Elgin train for careers in constructionMay 21, 2023 6:00 am - Good News Sunday: $1.5 million grant will help at-risk youth in Elgin train for careers in construction
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Is a certain 'place' important to feel a loved one's spirit ?May 20, 2023 6:00 am - The first time I heard mention of someone who felt the spirit of a loved one being around, we were at a friend's house for dinner. It was many years ago. I think I was a...
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Association's bylaws often are imbedded within its declarationMay 19, 2023 7:00 am - Q: I am a new board member for my condominium and realized we do not have a separate document called "bylaws." We only have a document called declaration of condominium....
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ACE Awards showcases five Tri-Cities students who overcome challengesMay 19, 2023 6:00 am - Local service clubs make the most impact when they simply do what their description implies - they focus on serving the community. That service can come in many ways, de...
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Neighbors in the news: Prairie Trails School names its new assistant principalMay 18, 2023 6:00 am - • Natalie Hudson was named assistant principal and director of Special Programs at River Trails School District 26's Prairie Trails School, Mount Prospect. Hudson will a...
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Talent for baking for others leads Barrington High alum to 'The Great American Baking Show'May 17, 2023 6:00 am - I am so excited to tell you all about Nirali Chauhan, a talented, kind and brilliant young woman I have known since she was in elementary school and who you can get to k...