Lifestyle
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Where you can find fireworks in the suburbs tonightJun 20, 2021 7:30 am - After COVID-19 largely quieted local fireworks in 2020, the summer sky shows are back with a bang this summer. Here's a look at Independence Day displays and others. Not...
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Good News Sunday: Elgin nurse aims to help new moms separated from babiesJun 20, 2021 7:30 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: A fundraiser organized by an Elgin nurse...
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Music review: Mary Hott brings wrongs to light regarding mine wars
Jun 20, 2021 7:20 am - Mary Hott with the Carpenter Ants, "Devil in the Hills: Coal Country Reckoning" (Harmonic Alliance) This is grim history beautifully told. Mary Hott has put to musi...
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A few useful ideas for rearranging your roomJun 20, 2021 7:01 am - Editor's note: Joseph Pubillones is taking some time off. This column originally published in 2017. If you've ever wondered where you should start when rearranging a roo...
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Aneurysms require immediate medical attentionJun 20, 2021 7:00 am - Q: My dad was having an ultrasound because it seemed like he might have kidney stones, and they found what the doctor thinks might be a small aortic aneurysm. Why does s...
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Updated guidelines suggest screening for colon cancer at 45Jun 20, 2021 7:00 am - Q: Can you please explain why we keep hearing different things about when to get screened for colon cancer? I think it just changed again, and it's kind of confusing. I'...
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The one simple tool for weeds to get the job doneJun 20, 2021 7:00 am - I'll bet that in some corner of your toolshed or garage, an old hoe is leaning against a wall. A hoe that hasn't seen use in a long, long time, having been replaced by, ...
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Take 2: Spacewalking astronauts install new solar panel
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Suburban Skyview: Dinosaur adventure at Fox Valley Mall in AuroraJun 20, 2021 6:00 am - From 100 feet in the air, about the height at which this picture was taken, a lot of things start to look very small. Driving a vehicle next to life-size animatronic din...
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Facts about lead-paint disclosureJun 20, 2021 6:00 am - Q: I've started to advertise my home "for sale by owner" and am concerned about the seller disclosure laws. Disclosing normal building defects is obvious, but a friend s...