Lifestyle Columns
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Finding a qualified home inspectorDec 16, 2022 5:00 am - Q: You often advise buyers to find a home inspector who has done thousands of inspections. Frankly, this may not be the best advice. I know home inspectors who have prac...
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Tips to help avoid mayhem at your next annual meetingDec 16, 2022 5:00 am - Q. We are a fairly good sized self-managed association. We have had significant turnover on the board. As a result, information has not been effectively transferred to c...
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How vacuum cleaners get new life as robots: Batavia man creates art out of others' junkDec 15, 2022 10:00 pm - Jason Panek of Batavia likes junk. But it wouldn't be fair to label him simply as a scavenger or dumpster diver. He's had a long career in the waste business and most re...
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Rare sightings and other surprises captivated local bird watchers throughout the yearDec 15, 2022 5:00 am - The younger, hotshot birders call them megas, as in mega-rarity - their name for the occasional OMG birds that send dedicated watchers racing for their binoculars and ca...
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Neighbors in the news: Elmhurst University junior wins business proposal contestDec 15, 2022 5:00 am - • Elmhurst University junior Angel Garcia, of Rolling Meadows, took first prize at the Fall 2022 Bluejay Tank Pitch Competition with his proposal to launch a program tha...
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Sound check: I Fight Dragons, Shemekia Copeland and moreDec 15, 2022 5:00 am - Dragons annual show I Fight Dragons was born "from a sense of epic possibility," said primary songwriter and Glenview native Brian Mazzaferri. And the band's songs showc...
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It's casserole season and this cauliflower dish is showstopperDec 14, 2022 5:00 am - When winter weather turns nasty, it becomes casserole season. Holiday season get-togethers call for casseroles since they are relatively easy to make, serve a lot of peo...
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Widescreen: First 'Batgirl,' now 'Westworld.' How long until HBO's boss kills 'The Sopranos'?Dec 14, 2022 5:00 am - Nellie Andreeva at deadline.com reported Monday that the new powers that be at Warner Bros. Discovery are about to take more content away from HBO Max subscribers - ...
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A gift of something tasty can make the holiday season brightDec 14, 2022 5:00 am - The holidays sneak up on me every year. I feel like we get to Halloween, and I blink, and it's the holiday and gift-giving season. Holiday gifts don't need to break the ...
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The U.S. Constitution: The Supreme Court and its powersDec 13, 2022 5:00 am - This is the eighth in a series of essays about the United States Constitution. It covers Article III - the Judicial Branch. The Article has only three Sections. Section ...