Lifestyle
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Kanye West re-creating his childhood Chicago home inside Soldier Field for Thursday show
Aug 24, 2021 1:00 am - Kanye West isn't bringing just his "Donda" listening event to Soldier Field in Chicago this Thursday. Photographs inside the stadium reveal the hip-hop star is also re-c...
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Alley Art Festival returning to Aurora on SaturdayAug 24, 2021 1:00 am - The 11th annual Alley Art Festival is set to be staged at three locations around downtown Aurora from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday. The grass-roots art festival features mor...
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Special Olympics Illinois to host Family Fun Day in Humboldt Park Aug. 28Aug 23, 2021 11:00 pm - On Saturday, Aug. 28, Special Olympics Illinois invites the community to join a "Family Fun Day" in Chicago's Humboldt Park. Special Olympics Illinois athletes, families...
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Crystal Lake author named semifinalist in Soon to Be Famous author contestAug 23, 2021 11:00 pm - Crystal Lake resident Araseli Rodriguez, a talented yet not well-known writer, just moved closer to well-earned recognition and fame, and Illinois readers have just been...
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Mental Health Resource League announces plans for Fall DiddleyAug 23, 2021 11:00 pm - The Mental Health Resource League for McHenry County announced that its annual Fall Diddley craft show will be held the weekend of Oct. 9-10 at the Boone County Fairgrou...
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Review: Peter Heller's `The Guide' a suspenseful sequel
Aug 23, 2021 7:00 am - 'œThe Guide,'ť by Peter Heller (Alfred A. Knopf) In his new mystery, author Peter Heller pulls off a rare balancing act once again: He gives us fast-paced action and int...
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New faces, new ambitions as opera houses reopen
Aug 23, 2021 7:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - As opera houses around the country warily resume indoor performances, two of the biggest are ushering in new leadership - along with a heightened co...
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When the music stops: Afghan 'happy place' falls silent
Aug 23, 2021 7:00 am - A few years after the Taliban were ousted in 2001, and with Afghanistan still in ruins, Ahmad Sarmast left his home in Melbourne, Australia, on a mission: to revive musi...
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Review: Nichole Perkins celebrates Southern Black womanhood
Aug 23, 2021 7:00 am - 'œSometimes I Trip On How Happy We Could Be,'ť Nichole Perkins (Grand Central Publishing) 'œSometimes I Trip On How Happy We Could Be'ť is about seeking, nay, demanding...
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Review: Examining Korean American duality in 'Skinship'
Aug 23, 2021 7:00 am - 'œSkinship'ť by Yoon Choi (Alfred A. Knopf) With fine attention to detail, Yoon Choi's fictional debut 'œSkinship'ť welcomes readers into the lives of immigrant and firs...