Lifestyle
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Woodstock area artists open their studios at annual Autumn Art Tour Sept. 11-12Sep 01, 2021 11:00 pm - Artists and fine craftsmen in Woodstock and the surrounding countryside will be opening their studios to display and selling their work as part of the Autumn Art Tour Se...
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Festivals Sept. 3-9: Last Fling, Buffalo Grove Days, Septemberfest and moreSep 01, 2021 9:00 am - This weekend Yorkville Hometown Days Festival: 4:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 2; 5-10 p.m. Friday, Sept. 3; 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 4; and 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. ...
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Elton John pairs with Nicki, Miley, many more on new album
Sep 01, 2021 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - Elton John is releasing an album of collaborations with artists from several generations and genres, including Nicki Minaj, Young Thug, Miley Cyrus, L...
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UN: Weather disasters soar in numbers, cost, but deaths fall
Sep 01, 2021 7:00 am - GENEVA (AP) - Weather disasters are striking the world four to five times more often and causing seven times more damage than in the 1970s, the United Nations weather ag...
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Once green, prehistoric Arabia drew early humans from Africa
Sep 01, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Huw Groucutt passes rolling sand dunes as far as his eye can see when traveling to archaeological sites in the northern Arabian Peninsula. But the same...
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Neighbors in the News: Science & Arts Academy in Des Plaines names new assistant head of schoolSep 01, 2021 6:00 am - Ari Frede was appointed assistant head of school at Science & Arts Academy, an independent, nonprofit day school for gifted students in Des Plaines. Frede, who will wor...
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Instant Pot has a hold on Rosh Hashanah cookingSep 01, 2021 6:00 am - Rosh Hashanah is right around the corner, and people will be thinking up delicious menus to celebrate the start of the Jewish High Holy Days. Rosh Hashanah 2021 begins t...
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An heirloom watermelon experiment explodes with fruit and flavorSep 01, 2021 6:00 am - I've lived on a farm for almost five months, and I still mistakenly refer to the huge 19th-century barn as the shed once in a while. But I've gotten used to having a bur...
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Last Fling returns to Naperville this weekendSep 01, 2021 6:00 am - After a year away due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Naperville Jaycees' Last Fling community festival returns this weekend. Organizers are bringing back the beloved end-...
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Whip up a fall apple crisp with just a few key ingredientsSep 01, 2021 6:00 am - One simple fall pleasure: the smell of baking apples. My oldest son gets all the credit for this dessert. After a beautiful autumn day of apple picking, he asked for a y...