Lifestyle
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A look at 2023's new garden plantsMar 04, 2023 6:00 am - Most gardeners have favorite go-to plants that perform well in their climate and simply make them happy. For me, those are coneflowers, catmint, liatris, alliums, day li...
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Book review: 'The Exceptions' an inspiring and infuriating story
Mar 04, 2023 5:00 am - "The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins, MIT, and the Fight for Women in Science" by Kate Zernike (Scribner) Kate Zernike had been covering higher education at Th...
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Music review: Omer Klein's trio an example of jazz's global reach
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Mel Brooks revisits the 'History of the World' ... his wayMar 04, 2023 5:00 am - It's been four decades since Mel Brooks first showed the world his take on history. That 1981 movie ended with the promise of a "History of the World, Part II," complete...
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Giving up our grief, 'getting over it,' is not necessaryMar 04, 2023 5:00 am - Is giving up our grief possible? Or even a good move? And what does this mean anyway? Recently I read a short essay on this topic ("In Healing After Loss," Martha Hickma...
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Did suburbs get their fair share of state's park improvement grants?Mar 04, 2023 12:00 am - Some don't get state grants, but not all park leaders think they were shorted
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Palatine Poet Receives AwardMar 03, 2023 10:00 pm - Kate Hutchinson of Palatine received the ISPS 2022 Book of the Year runner-up award for her third poetry collection, "The Matter of Dark Matter." Sponsored by the Illino...
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Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois offers ways to research Jewish ancestryMar 03, 2023 10:00 pm - The Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping members collect, preserve, and perpetuate the records and history of their ...
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Medinah Intermediate School students join in 'Acts of Kindness' projectsMar 03, 2023 10:00 pm - The slogan at Medinah Elementary District 11 is "Medinah Chooses Kind." Medinah Intermediate School wants to show that kids are powerful and capable of changing the worl...
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McHenry student awarded $10,000 college grant through Northwestern Mutual's Childhood Cancer Sibling scholarship programMar 03, 2023 10:00 pm - Recognizing the significant financial burden families shoulder when undergoing childhood cancer treatments, the Northwestern Mutual Foundation is dedicating $500,000 in ...