Lifestyle
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Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.: A list of suburban eventsJan 17, 2025 4:35 pm - Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, Jan. 20. Upcoming events, celebrations and services will pay tribute to the civil rights leader.
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Proposed rules would require nutrition info, allergen warnings on alcohol labels
Jan 17, 2025 12:43 pm - Labels on wine, distilled spirits and malt beverages in the U.S. would be required to list alcohol content and nutritional information per serving, plus notification of potential allergens, under two new rules proposed Thursday by the Treasury Department.
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This tender, buttery chicken channels the flavors of a dirty martiniJan 17, 2025 8:17 am - Don’t let Dry January stop you from trying this Dirty Martini Chicken with its delicious flavor, tender meat and buttery olives.
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When it snows, grab the kids, a shovel and make homemade snow conesJan 17, 2025 8:16 am - It only takes a few minutes to make a simple syrup, gather some fresh snow and — voila! — you’ve got homemade snow cones. And yes, it’s fine to eat fresh snow — just be smart in the snow you choose.
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Cook like a grandmother with ‘The League of Kitchens Cookbook’
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Carolyn Hax: Partner’s menopause symptoms taking a toll on family
Jan 17, 2025 6:00 am - Partner’s untreated menopause symptoms are taking a toll on the family, especially the teen son. She stopped taking medications due to side effects, but now her partner wants her to reconsider for her son’s sake. Carolyn Hax says easier said than done when he’s not the one dealing with it.
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Ask the doctors: Knee replacement can help with range of motion, painJan 16, 2025 4:36 pm - Doctors explain how partial and full knee replacements work, and how they can affect your every day life.
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Grief & healing: Cooking lessons teach how to keep life simpleJan 16, 2025 3:32 pm - My husband, Baheej, enjoyed good meals, and was a very good cook. He made delicious but very uncomplicated dishes. I learned a lot about cooking from him. And every time I make one his favorites, I silently thank him and remember sharing it with him.
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Children’s Health: What parents need to know about whooping coughJan 16, 2025 3:28 pm - Whooping cough, or pertussis, is a highly contagious respiratory infection that attacks the lining of the breathing passages. People can get whooping cough any time of year, but generally infections are seen in late summer and fall.
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Lincoln Park Zoo seal, flamingo die from bird flu
Jan 16, 2025 2:50 pm - Bird flu is being cited as the cause of the recent deaths of a Chilean flamingo and harbor seal at Lincoln Park Zoo, the zoo announced.