Lifestyle
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Why we walk: 'Tony's Team of Angels' walks in honor of family patriarchOct 21, 2021 8:00 am - The Coleman family knew very little about Parkinson's disease when their patriarch, Tony, was diagnosed with the neurodegenerative disorder in 2016. Tony had been fatig...
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Moving Day Chicago raises funds for Parkinson's disease researchOct 21, 2021 8:00 am - It's time to get moving to help people who have a hard time doing just that. Moving Day Chicago, which raises funds for Parkinson's disease research, will take place Sun...
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Why no tusks? Poaching tips scales of elephant evolution
Oct 21, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A hefty set of tusks is usually an advantage for elephants, allowing them to dig for water, strip bark for food and joust with other elephants. But dur...
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Billions in environmental justice funds hang in the balance
Oct 21, 2021 7:00 am - Tens of billions of dollars for U.S. environmental justice initiatives originally proposed in a $3.5 trillion domestic spending package now hang in the balance as Democr...
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Forecasters predict warmer winter for two-thirds of US
Oct 21, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Expect a drier, warmer winter down south and a wetter winter up north, U.S. government forecasters said Thursday. The National Weather Service predicted...
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'Harder They Fall' updates the Western, with style
Oct 21, 2021 6:00 am - “The Harder They Fall” - ★ ★ ½ These. People. Existed. Those three words - and that very emphatic punctuation - appear on-screen at the beginning of “The Harder They Fa...
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Best Bets: Good vibrations as Brian Wilson, Al Jardine & Blondie Chaplin play GeneseeOct 21, 2021 6:00 am - Gourds aglow There's still time to marvel at the nearly 1,000 carved gourds on display as part of Pier Pumpkin Lights at Navy Pier, 600 E. Grand Ave., Chicago. Saturday ...
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Constable: Military miniature show more about art than artilleryOct 21, 2021 5:30 am - Founded in 1952 by five men who collected toy soldiers, the Military Miniature Society of Illinois has grown into an international club that goes far beyond military fig...
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Northbrook woman gives 'Wheel of Fortune' a spin, donates winnings to MisericordiaOct 21, 2021 5:00 am - With a pitch like hers there was no way Bonnie Romniak could be denied an appearance on “Wheel of Fortune.” The retired teacher and librarian, who lives with her husband...
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Aurora Knights of Columbus set Oct. 27 spaghetti dinner fundraiser for Catholic studentsOct 21, 2021 1:00 am - The Aurora Knights of Columbus 14929 will hold a benefit spaghetti dinner fundraiser on Wednesday, Oct. 27, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Luigi's Pizza, 732 Prairie St. in A...