Lifestyle
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Holiday shopping kicks off with inflation dampening spirits
Nov 24, 2022 12:00 am - NEW YORK — While Black Friday will mark a return to familiar holiday shopping patterns, uncertainty still remains. The U.S. job market remains strong, consumer spending ...
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Palatine toy drive runs through Dec. 12Nov 24, 2022 12:00 am - The Palatine Police and Fire Benevolent Association is partnering with the Marine Corps' Toys-For-Tots program by collecting toys in and around the Palatine area during ...
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High-flying balloon characters star in Thanksgiving parade
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Images from the Macy's Thanksgiving Day ParadeNov 24, 2022 12:00 am - Throngs of spectators lined the streets of New York on Thursday as colorful, high-flying balloons helped usher in the holiday season during the Macy's Thanksgiving Day P...
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Holiday craft fair Saturday in Hawthorn WoodsNov 24, 2022 12:00 am - A holiday craft fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26, at the village barn, 2 Lagoon Drive (off Old McHenry Road east of Quentin Road), in Hawthorn ...
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How to tell if it's a cold, the flu or COVID-19Nov 23, 2022 10:00 pm - Yesterday, it was a tickle in your throat but today, your mouth feels like a furnace and you've got a runny nose. It's hard to ignore the signs that you're sick. But eve...
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Donations to AID of $100 or more get matched on Giving Tuesday Nov. 29Nov 23, 2022 10:00 pm - On Tuesday, Nov. 29, make a donation at AIDCares.org/GivingTuesday and The Coleman Foundation will match $100 of each individual online gift of $100 or more; up to $12,5...
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Waukegan's Paul Klonowski helps keep Des Plaines River clean and healthyNov 23, 2022 5:00 am - As trash collector in chief for nearly 15 years, Paul Klonowski has volunteered and directed efforts to remove tons of debris from the roughly 33 miles the Des Plaines R...
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Best Bets: Pentatonix, Chicago Tardis, Brookfield Zoo's Holiday Magic and moreNov 23, 2022 5:00 am - Celebrating 'Dr. Who' Fans of the British sci-fi series "Dr. Who" will converge on the Westin Chicago Lombard, 70 Yorktown Shopping Center, Lombard, for Chicago Tardis, ...
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'Glass Onion' a spectacularly fun and mentally challenging sequelNov 23, 2022 5:00 am - “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” - ★ ★ ★ ½ “I need a great case!” declares Benoit Blanc, the bored and allegedly best detective in the entire world. On cue, he recei...