Lifestyle
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Book review: 'Less Is Lost' a funny and affecting U.S. road trip
Sep 26, 2022 6:00 am - "Less Is Lost" by Andrew Sean Greer (Little, Brown) Andrew Sean Greer's "Less Is Lost" is the highly anticipated follow up to his 2018 Pulitzer Prize-win...
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How a business incubator program launched at Barrington High spread to hundreds of schoolsSep 26, 2022 5:30 am - This fall, thousands of students at 196 high schools nationwide — and even four high schools in Australia — will start their own companies as part of a business incubato...
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Suburban Punjabi festival returns after pandemic hiatusSep 26, 2022 5:30 am - A long-running suburban Punjabi cultural festival resumed earlier this month after a two-year pandemic hiatus. More than 400 Sikh community members from across the Nort...
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Everest record-setter from Naperville wins national award for her work with water safetySep 26, 2022 1:00 am - She may not be 5 miles in the air atop a mountain, but Lucy Westlake continues to inspire. The 18-year-old from Naperville, who earlier this year became the youngest Ame...
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Watch replay: NASA spacecraft hits its target -- a rocky asteroid 7 million miles awaySep 26, 2022 1:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - A NASA spacecraft rammed an asteroid at blistering speed Monday in an unprecedented dress rehearsal for the day a killer rock menaces Earth. Th> ...
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'Just stepping up to the plate': District 211 bus driver helps save man in drive-through laneSep 26, 2022 1:00 am - A veteran school bus driver who'd just finished her morning shift for Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 helped resuscitate a man suffering a medical emergency...
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Pumpkin Patch is Coming to Prince of Peace in Elk GroveSep 25, 2022 11:00 pm - The Pumpkin Patch at Prince of Peace United Methodist Church in Elk Grove Village is returning again this year. The Patch will be open daily from Oct. 9 through Oct. 31...
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Ecker Center joins in National Recovery MonthSep 25, 2022 11:00 pm - Ecker Center for Behavioral Health recognizes National Recovery Month each September. This year's theme, "Recovery is For Everyone: Every Person, Every Family, Every ...
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Six Scouts achieve Eagle Rank from Wheaton's Troop 34Sep 25, 2022 11:00 pm - Six Scouts from Wheaton's BSA Troop 34 have recently achieved the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest rank attainable for a Scout. As part of the requirements, each Scout ...
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Wheeling Park District Day of the Dead Family 5K Run/WalkSep 25, 2022 11:00 pm - Over three hundred runners and walkers are expected to join together at Heritage Park on Sunday, October 30 to celebrate Day of the Dead. Presented by the Wheeling Park...