Lifestyle
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Clearbrook's Roaring Twenties Event was a Roaring Good TimeNov 16, 2021 10:00 pm - On Nov. 12, 2021, Clearbrook, an organization that specializes in enriching the lives of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, hosted a Roaring T...
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Holiday TV brings new movies, specials - and Charlie Brown
Nov 16, 2021 6:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Supply-chain woes are this year's Grinch, threatening to steal gifts and good cheer. But TV is overstocked with holiday specials and rom-coms - includ...
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Houston officials pick internal review of Astroworld tragedy
Nov 16, 2021 6:00 am - HOUSTON (AP) - Calls for an independent investigation into what led to 10 deaths at the Astroworld music festival went unheeded Monday, as Houston-area officials instea...
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Best Bets: Illumination: Tree Lights ready to dazzle at Morton ArboretumNov 16, 2021 5:00 am - All aglow The ninth annual Illumination: Tree Lights, the popular one-mile walk-through winter-season spectacle combining color, light and festive music, returns Saturda...
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How the hardy bald cypress thrives in swamps and flooded areasNov 16, 2021 5:00 am - Trees are as close to immortality as the rest of us ever come. - Karen Joy Fowler Author Karen Joy Fowler has it right. When it comes to "immortal" trees in Illinois and...
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'Love is a great seasoning': Chicago-shot 'The Polish Cooking Show' premieres Saturday on WTTWNov 16, 2021 5:00 am - Food and comfort go hand in hand in many cultures around the world. But Poland has contributed so much in this vein, especially in the Chicago area, which boasts a large...
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'Fancy and full of life': Esther's Friends supports families of hospitalized childrenNov 16, 2021 5:00 am - Esther Viola Frey never knew a stranger. She always had a smile on her face and, by all accounts, she was a force to be reckoned with. Her strong spirit made up for her ...
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'This is living history': St. Viator students interview veterans of recent wars for new bookNov 16, 2021 4:30 am - As Madeline Dauphin listened to Craig Kopstain tell war stories from the desert battlefields of the Middle East, it felt like she, too, was right there with him. “It rea...
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Be a bellringer for Salvation Army of McHenry CountyNov 15, 2021 10:00 pm - The Salvation Army of McHenry County, one of the largest social service providers, is in great need of bell ringers through Christmas Eve. Bell ringing is its biggest so...
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Aurora Lions to ring bells for Salvation Army Nov. 19Nov 15, 2021 10:00 pm - The Salvation Army's red kettle campaign is underway. A dozen Aurora Noon Lions Club members will ring handbells for the Salvation Army Aurora Corps from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m...