Lifestyle
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Oakton College hosts annual Sankofa: Black Teen Summit, welcoming local high school studentsFeb 14, 2024 12:55 pm - Sankofa emphasizes the importance of embracing one's heritage while moving forward. Oakton College welcomed high school juniors and seniors from four local schools to its...
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Northbrook Park District hosting summer camp open house Feb. 29Feb 14, 2024 12:10 pm - Come to an open house Feb. 29 to find out about the myriad summer camp options offered by the Northbrook Park District. Families can meet summer camp supervisors and mana...
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Sign up by Feb. 24 for ‘Mental Health First Aid’ courseFeb 14, 2024 11:49 am - Mental health problems in today’s world are probably as common as physical emergencies like heart attacks. Would you be able to recognize such a crisis or know how to hel...
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Our mission is to serve othersFeb 14, 2024 11:31 am - Annettee Budzban says our mission is to serve others in our own place and time.
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‘Farm-grown skin care’: Wheaton’s MION makes soap from the ‘best things’ nature providesFeb 14, 2024 10:54 am - Editor’s note: This story is part of an occasional series focusing on local businesses inducted into the Illinois Made program by the Illinois Office of Tourism. As ...
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Don’t be intimidated by the sommelier, wine is funFeb 14, 2024 10:15 am - “A lot of people think of sommeliers as stuffy, with the white cloth draped over their arm, trying to upsell you a $1,000 bottle of wine,” sommelier Marsha Wright said. “That’s not what it’s about. We like to have conversations, find out what you like. I make it fun.”
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Salmon is king for a switch up for classic tuna saladFeb 14, 2024 5:45 am - Salmon may be my favorite fish. More than 30 years ago, I broiled salmon fillets seasoned with salt, pepper and dried dill for dinner nearly every Friday. What a treat.
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Batavia brewery to host Pub Theology conversation Feb. 29Feb 14, 2024 12:40 am - Sturdy Shelter Brewing Co., 10 Shumway Ave. in Batavia, will host a faith conversation Thursday, Feb. 29. The fifth in a Pub Theology monthly series of informal discussio...
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Libertyville launches tourism campaignFeb 13, 2024 10:41 pm - Libertyville has launched its first tourism campaign with a new website, www.visitlibertyville.com, and video. “Visit Libertyville” is part of a broader project that will...
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Puppy love: How the friendship between a suburban postal carrier and a Chihuahua became a social media sensationFeb 13, 2024 7:00 pm - This is the story of how best pals Frannie, a long-haired chihuahua, and Hoffman Estates postal carrier Dan Larsen sparked a social media sensation that has attracted more than 730,000 followers and whose online videos have garnered hundreds of millions of views.