Lifestyle
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Fall cleanup in the garden doesn’t mean what it used toSep 28, 2024 9:00 am - Cleaning up the garden — or “putting the garden to bed” — has traditionally been a fall endeavor. In recent years, however, as information about the migrating or hibernating habits of birds, pollinators and other beneficial wildlife has seeped into the mainstream, many gardeners are postponing their big cleanups until spring. And that’s a good thing.
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‘Weekend warriors’ may gain same health benefits as people who spread out exercise
Sep 28, 2024 8:57 am - Weekend warriors — people who pack most of their physical activity into one or two days — may gain the same health-protective benefits as people who exercise throughout the week, as long as they get the recommended amount, new research finds.
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Grief & healing: Try to avoid leaving unfinished businessSep 28, 2024 8:50 am - It is a good practice to avoid unfinished business. My dear Baheej followed this principle, and I try to do that too. By this I mean things left undone.
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‘A place for all’: Houses of worship reach out to Deaf, hard-of-hearing believersSep 27, 2024 11:21 pm - Suburban houses of worship reach out to Deaf and hard-of-hearing parishioners to provide services they need to fully participate in their faith community.
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Our Saviour’s Lutheran in Naperville hosts Trunk-or-Treat Oct. 19Sep 27, 2024 6:00 pm - On Saturday, Oct. 19, kids and their families are invited to enjoy some unspooky (and free) fun in Naperville at Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church’s annual Trunk-or-Treat.
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Huntley’s Shepherd of the Prairie donates 114 handmade quiltsSep 27, 2024 5:47 pm - The Prairie Pointe Quilters at Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church in Huntley have devoted hours to creating custom quilts to give to others for comfort in their time of need.
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Suburban Skyview: The only thing the same about these gardens is their sizeSep 27, 2024 2:22 pm - When gardeners take over the prepared plots at Frontier Park in Arlington Heights each year, the only thing that stays the same among them is the size.
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Christ Presbyterian Church may get new home in Carol StreamSep 27, 2024 10:58 am - A church currently meeting in Wheaton has received approval to move into a new location in neighboring Carol Stream.
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‘I’m just a storyteller’: Meet the St. Charles retiree turned murder mystery authorSep 27, 2024 3:30 am - Glynn Amburgey of St. Charles has written three murder mysteries since retiring from his job at the city of St. Charles in 2012.
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United Women in Faith hosting its annual apple pie saleSep 26, 2024 6:27 pm - Celebrate fall with a delicious apple pie from the United Women in Faith!