Lifestyle
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Home & garden calendar, June 1-7May 28, 2025 3:42 pm - Plant sales, garden walks and more.
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Get your garden ready with plant sales around the suburbsMay 28, 2025 3:38 pm - Gardeners can get the growing season off to a good start with upcoming plant sales featuring perennials, vegetables, native and organic plants. It is also a good way to support local nonprofit organizations.
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Friends’ woodworking hobby sparks Batavia retail businessMay 28, 2025 2:36 pm - Four friends who opened a woodworking store in Batavia are celebrating their first year in business with an open house event on Saturday, May 31.
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Ask for grace to handle problemsMay 28, 2025 12:49 pm - Annettee Budzban says we need to ask God for the grace to deal with problems.
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Warming center recap: Aurora emergency center serves 174 guestsMay 28, 2025 12:15 pm - A city of Aurora winter emergency warming shelter at Wesley United Methodist Church served 174 guests over 42 nights from January 3 to March 5.
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Wesley UMC’s ‘Birth of the Church’ series invites reimagining church beyond wallsMay 28, 2025 12:01 pm - Wesley United Methodist Church in Aurora is hosting a worship series titled "The Birth of the Church: Becoming the Body, Not Just the Building" on June 1.
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Nonprofits and teachers: Avoid tariffs and help your dollars go further with gifts in kindMay 28, 2025 8:59 am - Companies that import manufactured goods from overseas are likely to be saddled with much higher tariffs going forward. This can include anything from school supplies to toys to maintenance supplies.
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Biking popularity surges with infrastructure improvements, events, clubsMay 28, 2025 8:13 am - Illinois has improved its bike safety and infrastructure since 2020, with more counties and municipalities adopting bike/ped plans. But fatalities remain high, indicating more focus on safety is needed.
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Alopecia areata triggered by immune responseMay 28, 2025 6:30 am - I am a healthy 23-year-old woman. I started noticing extra hairs in my brush, and then my mom found two bald spots on the back of my head. I did a telehealth appointment and they said it’s alopecia areata. What is that? Does the hair ever grow back? Will it happen again?
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Carolyn Hax: Boyfriend of nine years gets angry when marriage comes up
May 28, 2025 6:00 am - Woman in 9-year relationship worries future plans are crumbling when her boyfriend gets angry when marriage comes up. Carolyn Hax says it’s time to evaluate if she truly loves her boyfriend or the security he provides.