Lifestyle
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The year in birds: Conservation progress, remarkable sightings highlighted 2024Dec 31, 2024 6:00 am - Birding columnist Jeff Reiter takes a look back at the year in birds: Conservation progress and remarkable sightings highlighted 2024.
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Pizza beans on toast is comfort food when you need it quick
Dec 31, 2024 6:00 am - In this quick dish, cannellini beans are simmered in a flavorful marinara sauce, spread on toast and covered in cheese for an effect that tastes like pizza — but requires far less time and effort.
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The 12 best bargain wines of 2024 under $20
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Boozy or not, that leftover eggnog makes a great milkshake
Dec 31, 2024 5:25 am - There’s no such thing as leftover eggnog, just a milkshake waiting to be born.
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Peanut chaat boasts bold flavors and a gratifying crunch you crave in a snack
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Are home inspectors picking your pockets?Dec 30, 2024 6:29 pm - Can buyers and sellers just do their own home inspections and save the extra costs of the inspection, one reader asks. Find out the pitfalls they might fall into.
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‘A nonjudgmental space’: Therapy dogs provide comfort, calm in District 211Dec 30, 2024 4:51 pm - Some of Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211’s newest therapists come with four paws.
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‘Profound impact’: Opiod settlement funds to enable counseling at Buffalo Grove High SchoolDec 30, 2024 2:04 pm - The new year will see the reinstatement of a student counseling program at Buffalo Grove High School made possible by the use of opioid settlement funds given to the village of Buffalo Grove.
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Educator’s magazine helps normalize conversation surrounding griefDec 30, 2024 11:39 am - Kera Sanchez started Get Griefy magazine, which celebrates its fourth quarterly release marking the end of its inaugural year. The magazine has reached more than 4,000 readers in more than 20 countries worldwide.
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5 more flavor boosters for soup, recommended by readers