Lifestyle
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Chef Yotam Ottolenghi’s miso butter pasta is all about comfort
Apr 08, 2025 5:00 am - This pasta recipe from Yotam Ottolenghi features shiitake mushrooms and spinach tossed in a miso butter sauce. It makes for a lovely weeknight meal that’s full of comfort and savory flavor, thanks to the combination of miso and mushrooms.
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How running laps around the prison yard inspired a Boston Marathon QualifierApr 07, 2025 5:57 pm - Tom McCall, a military veteran, overcame drug addiction and incarceration with the help of Wayside Cross Ministries and the Up and Running Again nonprofit.
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‘He certainly changed lives’: Fallen Lake County hero dog Dax to receive national honorApr 07, 2025 5:44 pm - Lake County sheriff’s dog Dax, who died a year ago as a result of injuries suffered in the line of duty, will be honored in upcoming state and national memorial services.
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Youth Jazz Ensemble of DuPage returns to Huntley church before Essentially Ellington FestivalApr 06, 2025 11:16 pm - Award-winning student jazz group plays one last Illinois gig on May 4 before heading to high-profile New York jazz competition from May 7-11.
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‘I’m alive’: Carol Stream man recalls near-fatal battle with COVIDApr 06, 2025 9:00 pm - Carol Stream resident Chuck Drungelo was given a less than 10% chance to survive as he battled COVID-19 in April 2020, at one point spending 19 days medically paralyzed and on artificial life support. Some effects of the illness continue to linger five years later, but “I’m alive,” he said.
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Prepping for Passover: ‘Matzah Bake-Off’ prepares for upcoming holidayApr 06, 2025 5:44 pm - Jewish families from the Northwest Suburbs gained hands-on experience Sunday with the food at the center of the celebration of Passover.
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Stealing the show: Furry, four-footed actor highlights 'Annie the Musical' at Aurora Central HighApr 05, 2025 2:21 pm - On Friday, Aurora certified therapy dog Tilly stole the show as Sandy in "Annie the Musical!," at Aurora Central High School. The show continues Saturday and Sunday, April 5-6.
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Catholics invited to find hope in confession at ‘Be Reconciled’ day April 9Apr 04, 2025 6:56 pm - The Diocese of Rockford is again setting aside a day specifically for confession so Catholics can prepare their souls for the hope and joy of Easter.
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Carolyn Hax: Ex-hippie is ‘insulted’ by fancy expectations for relative’s wedding
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‘Spelling Bee’ musical stirs middle school memoriesApr 04, 2025 4:00 am - Sometimes a theatrical production can stir specific memories, and that was the case last week when enjoying “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” at the Copley Theatre in Aurora.