Lifestyle
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Affleck crafts a different kind of underdog story in 'Air'
Apr 07, 2023 6:00 am - “Air” - ★ ★ ★ The new movie “Air“ is technically about a shoe. There is nothing especially extraordinary about this shoe. As the Q-like Nike designer Peter Moore (Matth...
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Meet the 98-year-old Elgin woman who walks 3 miles dailyApr 07, 2023 6:00 am - Betty McKeown should have been a postal worker in the days when nearly all walked their routes. She certainly had the skill set and ambition to walk whenever and whereve...
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When a reality TV show about jury duty is a summons to laugh
Apr 07, 2023 6:00 am - So many people want to get out of jury duty these days because they think it's boring or a waste of time. A new TV series shows it can be fun. Bonkers even. "Jury Duty" ...
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Corgan feels responsibility to keep Highland Park top of mind
Apr 07, 2023 1:00 am - Billy Corgan presumed he would have been at the Independence Day parade last year in Highland Park had his partner and young children not been on a flight home from Spai...
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Shepherd of the Prairie to host April 22 food drive for Grafton Food PantryApr 06, 2023 11:00 pm - Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church, 10805 Main St. in Huntley, will hold a food drive to benefit Grafton Food Pantry on Saturday, April 22, from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p...
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Diocese of Joliet seeking applicants for anti-poverty grantsApr 06, 2023 11:00 pm - The Diocese of Joliet is accepting applications for Catholic Campaign for Human Development grants through May 1. The diocese is opening up the process to parish-based p...
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Arlington Heights nonprofit to host 35th annual gala at the Four Seasons Chicago to benefit those with disabilitiesApr 06, 2023 11:00 pm - ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL - Clearbrook, an Arlington Heights-based nonprofit, is hosting its yearly gala at the elegant Four Seasons Hotel Chicago (120 E. Delaware Place). T...
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500 women and girls in Aurora to receive empowering gifts from the communityApr 06, 2023 11:00 pm - The POWER Women employee resource group at Aurora City Hall hosted a monthlong Empower Bag Collection Drive during Women's History Month. The goal was to collect 100 pu...
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Kids Above All helps youths dealing with trauma, injustice build better livesApr 06, 2023 6:00 am - Kids Above All does exactly what its name implies. It puts kids first. Founded in 1894 as an orphanage in Lake Bluff, the organization has seen a diverse expansion o...
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Neighbors in the news: Arlington Heights native lauded by Parks & Recreation magazineApr 06, 2023 6:00 am - • Arlington Heights native Taylor Witter, aquatic and recreation supervisor for the Bloomingdale Park District, was honored by the National Recreation and Park Associat...