Lifestyle
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Catholic bishops launch new program in defense of migrants
Nov 12, 2025 6:37 pm - The Trump administration has deported 400,000 people this year and detained some 60,000 others, part of a crackdown on undocumented immigrants that has also swept up some who are in the country legally. Immigration enforcement officials have blocked priests from offering Communion to some incarcerated immigrants.
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Lost or leading the way? Rare birds may signal shifting migration routesNov 12, 2025 6:36 pm - While vagrants are often considered evolutionary dead-ends, a recent study by a U of I ornithologist and others suggests they could be the vanguard of range expansion and adaptation to changing habitats due to climate change, representing a critical part of the cycle for migratory birds.
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Indoor playground and adventure park Lava Island to make Illinois debut in KildeerNov 12, 2025 4:35 pm - A former Best Buy store in Kildeer will become home to the first Lava Island Indoor Play Oasis in Illinois. The relative newcomer to the family entertainment scene opened its first location in Aurora, Colorado, in 2018 and is in a growth mode envisioning dozens of locations across the country.
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Home & garden calendar, Nov. 16-22Nov 12, 2025 4:14 pm - Learn about suburban farming, growing tea gardens, winter tree ID, and more with garden club meetings around the suburbs.
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Forest preserve and longtime ecologist earn top conservation honorsNov 12, 2025 12:53 pm - Grassy Lake Forest Preserve in Lake Barrington and retired Restoration Ecologist Ken Klick were recognized with top awards from the Chicago Wilderness Alliance.
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Love is the key to hospitalityNov 12, 2025 12:12 pm - Annettee Budzban says we should practice hospitality this holiday season.
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Geneva Unitarian Church hosts 42nd Holiday Cookie Walk on Dec. 5Nov 12, 2025 11:59 am - One of Geneva’s oldest and tastiest holiday traditions is set to return for its 42nd year, as the Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva will host its Cookie Walk on Friday, Dec. 5.
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St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church to host Thanksgiving MassNov 12, 2025 11:51 am - A special Thanksgiving Day Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, Nov. 27, at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Naperville.
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Wheaton’s Gary UMC volunteers build home in IndianaNov 12, 2025 11:33 am - A group of volunteers from Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton traveled to Lafayette, Indiana this fall to build a home with Habitat for Humanity.
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Geneva baby and children’s boutique grows with the next generation
Nov 12, 2025 9:24 am - When Sylvia Torres first opened Little Barn Baby nearly six years ago in Geneva, she initially had to think back to her own days as a new mother when ordering items for the store. Now that she’s a grandmother, she’s got her own crew to test out the merchandise.