Lifestyle
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‘Comfort and hope’: Blue Christmas services offer solace for those struggling through the holidaysDec 14, 2024 12:45 pm - Suburban churches are holding special Blue Christmas services around the winter solstice to comfort those feeling lonely, stressed, or in pain amid high holiday expectations.
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Where to find a Blue Christmas serviceDec 14, 2024 12:45 pm - Services designed for those coping with grief, loss, loneliness or other challenging emotions are expanding across the suburbs. Here are some of the upcoming Blue Christmas services in the area.
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Grief & healing: Tragedy during the holidaysDec 14, 2024 5:30 am - Holidays after a loved one’s death bring painful reminders of their absence. Focusing on their joy for the season and reasons for your own joy can help you through.
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Hot Wheels sales are on fire, powered by adult collectors and nostalgia
Dec 14, 2024 12:42 am - As a boy, Bruce Pascal reveled in testing the limits of his Hot Wheels. He might squeeze a firecracker into one of the miniature metal cars and set it off, or flatten one...
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Brightening the path: Church hosts Christmas Luminary Hike in Hawthorn WoodsDec 13, 2024 9:16 pm - Luminarias and the full moon light a trail at Quentin Road Baptist Church in Hawthorn Woods.
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Navigating the holidays when a loved one has mental illnessDec 13, 2024 3:00 pm - When a family member has mental illness, the holidays often exacerbate symptoms. Rethink traditions to support that person’s needs.
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Bonnie Lane: Together, we can have better mental healthDec 13, 2024 3:00 pm - This year’s Mental Health Awareness Month theme is “More Good Days, Together,” focusing on building community support, encouraging collective wellness, and reducing the stigma that, unfortunately, still surrounds mental illness.
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Chef Bobby Flay looks back at the dishes that made him a star in new cookbook, ‘Chapter One’
Dec 13, 2024 9:54 am - Bobby Flay’s latest cookbook is really a sort of recipe for how Bobby Flay was made.
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Two teens spread Whoville spirit with Grinch appearances around the western suburbs
Dec 13, 2024 9:00 am - Two teens from the Downers Grove area dress up as the Grinch for holiday events, bringing joy while earning money for college, trips and cars.
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Heun: Columnist coauthors book about St. Charles Country Club’s centennialDec 13, 2024 6:00 am - Daily Herald columnist Dave Heun and his friend Tim Triplett recently completed a two-year project in writing “No Lovelier Place Possible … St. Charles Country Club at 100.”