Lifestyle
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Edible or not? Alicia Silverstone’s misstep shows how toxic lookalikes can fool you
Aug 28, 2024 12:35 am - Don’t be like Alicia Silverstone. Don’t get caught mixing up a poisonous lookalike when deciding to try nature’s bounty.
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Got pruning remorse? How to fill in those bare spaces
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Home & garden calendar, Sept. 1-7Aug 27, 2024 11:04 pm - Mushrooms, roses, tubers, bats and native plant sales — area garders are covering it all.
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Naperville’s Celebration preschool celebrates 20 yearsAug 27, 2024 11:00 pm - There’s school pride, and then there’s the kind of school buy-in that Naperville’s Kelly Gilligan witnesses as director of Celebration Children’s Center preschool, which is celebrating its 20th year in operation in 2024-25.
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‘We stuck together’: Reservists get warm welcome home in Arlington HeightsAug 27, 2024 7:28 pm - Balloons, flowers and tearful reunions greeted about 100 U.S. Army reservists Tuesday as they returned to their home base in Arlington Heights after a nine-month deployment to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
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DuPage County Board welcomes beekeeping on smaller lotsAug 27, 2024 1:59 pm - Beekeeping was all the buzz Tuesday as DuPage County Board members considered a change in zoning to allow for beekeeping on lots smaller than one acre. The change ultimately was approved in a 10-8 vote.
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Labor Day Weekend Festivals: Buffalo Grove Days, Last Fling, Summer Sunset Festival and moreAug 27, 2024 11:54 am - Mark your calendars for Buffalo Grove Days, Chicago Jazz Festival, Anime Magic! 2024, Naperville Jaycees Last Fling, Taste of Polonia Festival, Wauconda Street Dance, Sandwich Fair and more happening this week.
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Check for weed trees invading your shrubberyAug 27, 2024 1:09 am - Weeding your garden is a great way to relieve stress after a workday. When you do, be sure to look inside any shrub plantings or hedges to see if there are any weedy trees. Boxelder, mulberry, Siberian elm and buckthorn trees will seed into the centers of shrubs and start growing.
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Reminisce about your favorite Chicago bakeries at St. Charles library Sept. 10Aug 26, 2024 5:39 pm - Take a tasty trip down memory lane and reminisce about your favorite Chicago bakeries on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at the St. Charles Public Library.
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Visit Buddha’s Words Monastery with Holy Trinity Sept. 14Aug 26, 2024 4:59 pm - On Saturday, Sept. 14, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Elgin will hosting a visit to the Buddha’s Words Monastery in Elgin.