Lifestyle
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Do at-home COVID-19 tests detect the omicron variant?
Jan 01, 2022 6:30 am - Do at-home COVID-19 tests detect the omicron variant? Yes, but U.S. health officials say early data suggests they may be less sensitive at picking it up. Government reco...
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Amanda Gorman writes end-of-year poem, 'New Day's Lyric'
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Suburban Skyview: Hay bales in Ned Brown preserve help keep out invasive plantsJan 01, 2022 12:00 am - Taking a walk or energetic run through the Ned Brown Forest Preserve (popularly known as Busse Woods) surrounding Elk Grove Village, you will notice the landscape dynami...
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Bitter cold set to follow New Year's Day snow in ChicagoJan 01, 2022 12:00 am - Snow throughout the Chicago area led to hundreds of flights being canceled at O'Hare and Midway airports Saturday, and with an icy chill in the forecast Sunday, weather ...
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Constable: Suburban volunteers raise a puppy, give it back for greater goodJan 01, 2022 12:00 am - Puppies packed with energy patiently wait to play. But the Leader Dog puppy raisers have training to finish first. “A little puppy, as soon as someone approaches them, t...
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The top suburban stories of 2021Dec 31, 2021 5:00 am - The local headlines were dominated in 2021 by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the sale of a suburban jewel - Arlington Park - as a potential new home of the Chicago Be...
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'The heartbeat of Elgin High School': Friends gather to surprise former secretary for her 88th birthdayDec 31, 2021 12:00 am - Susan Fortner of Elgin often jokes with friends that the whole world celebrates her birthday on Dec. 31. It may not have been the whole world, but you wouldn't have know...
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Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago's Kindness Foundation grants $75,000 to The Sunshine Kids FoundationDec 30, 2021 10:00 pm - The Kindness Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Chicago real estate brokerage Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Chicago, granted The Sunshine Kids Foundation $75,000 thi...
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Mount Rest Cemetery remembers the fallen during Wreaths Across AmericaDec 30, 2021 10:00 pm - Mount Rest Cemetery, a small country cemetery in far North Newport Township, was abuzz with over 200 people on Dec. 18, as they attended a ceremony for Wreaths Across Am...
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Elburn Scholarship Fund accepting applicationsDec 30, 2021 10:00 pm - Again this year, the Elburn Scholarship Fund will be awarding grants for studies at the college level. All applications must be received no later than March 1. Eligibili...