Lifestyle
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Book review: Richard Powers amazes again with must-read 'Bewilderment'
Sep 21, 2021 6:00 am - "Bewilderment" by Richard Powers (W.W. Norton & Company) Here are two words that are so ingrained in Richard Powers' astounding new novel as to be almost...
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Elgin history will come to life this weekend during cemetery walkSep 21, 2021 5:30 am - Voices from Elgin's past will come to life this weekend during the 34th Bluff City Cemetery Walk. The Elgin History Museum event is back live after having to be held vir...
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Constable: Cicadas, crickets and sunsets tell us when summer yields to fallSep 21, 2021 5:30 am - If you believe in science, and you should after all we've been through, today is our last full day of summer. Fall begins for us at 2:21 p.m. Wednesday. But we all have ...
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'That's like the Oscars': Palatine junior high among new Blue Ribbon winnersSep 21, 2021 1:00 am - U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona and Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker visited Palatine's Walter R. Sundling Junior High School on Tuesday to personally congratulate st...
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Schaumburg Township GOP collecting household items for Afghan refugeesSep 21, 2021 1:00 am - The Schaumburg Township Republican Organization is partnering with the nonprofit organization Chicagoland World Relief to provide donations of household items to help th...
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Volunteers needed for 2021 Scarecrow FestivalSep 20, 2021 11:00 pm - The 2021 St. Charles Scarecrow Festival is looking for individuals to volunteer some of their time for the event on Oct. 8-10. Volunteers will be needed to help work the...
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Ms. Lauryn Hill's Ravinia show Saturday is postponed, but the Fugees are backSep 20, 2021 11:00 pm - Rapper and songwriter Ms. Lauryn Hill has canceled her Saturday, Sept. 25, Ravinia Festival appearance because of a scheduling conflict, the Highland Park outdoor venue ...
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Festivals Sept. 24-30: Long Grove Apple Fest, Fright Fest, Oktoberfests and moreSep 20, 2021 11:00 pm - This weekend Goebbert's Fall Festival: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Sunday, Oct. 31, at 42W813 Reinking Road, Pingree Grove, and 40 W. Higgins Road in South Barrington...
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New Stewardship Community Forming at Shaw Woods & PrairieSep 20, 2021 11:00 pm - A new conservation initiative is being launched at the Shaw Woods and Prairie (in the Skokie River Nature Preserve) on October 2nd at 10:00am. All are invited to conside...
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Governor Pritzker Proclaims Elder Falls Prevention WeekSep 20, 2021 11:00 pm - Governor Pritzker proclamation announce Sept 20-24 Older Adult Falls Prevention Awareness week Per CDC, falls are the leading cause of injury-related death among adults...