Lifestyle
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Best Bets: ‘Fraggle Rock’ live, Monster Jam, Tom Segura, Ballet FolklóricoFeb 25, 2025 6:27 am - “Jim Henson’s Fraggle Rock” tours to Waukegan’s Genesee Theatre, the Monster Jam roars back into Rosemont’s Allstate Arena, and the Music of the Baroque memorializes Christian martyrs in Handel’s “Theodora” in Skokie and Chicago.
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Blueberries bring fruity tartness to this streusel-topped German cake
Feb 25, 2025 6:00 am - Classic German Streuselkuchen is a lush, fine-crumbed, yeasted cake topped with a remarkably hefty amount of buttery-crisp streusel. It’s the perfect coffee cake for breakfast, brunch or a casual dessert.
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Channel Mediterranean sunshine with this skillet-braised chicken
Feb 25, 2025 5:52 am - In this one-pan dinner, chicken thighs are simmered in a fragrant, lemony tomato sauce, along with onion, fennel and olives. Serve over couscous or rice, or with crusty bread to sop up all the flavorful juices.
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12 wines under $25 to enjoy all winter long
Feb 25, 2025 5:49 am - Having a little stash of wine at home is about being prepared; it’s like having a well-stocked closet. You don’t wait until the day it’s really cold to buy just any sweater. Make the trip to a good wine shop worthwhile by planning a few wines ahead.
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How to cook pork tenderloin for easy weeknight dinners
Feb 25, 2025 5:27 am - This tarragon-scented pork tenderloin makes a surprisingly elegant option for a weeknight meal. You might want to stash it in your cook-for-unexpected-company file. Pork tenderloin cooks fairly fast, and even faster when you whack it into thin cutlets.
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Carolyn Hax: Grace period is up with partner’s self-involved friend
Feb 24, 2025 4:11 pm - Woman struggles with partner's friend who only talks about herself and ignores others. Carolyn Hax says try being blunt, but not taking it personally since the friend drones indiscriminately.
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Weight-loss drugs aren’t just slimming waists. They’re shifting the economy.
Feb 24, 2025 11:54 am - Roughly 16 million people — that’s 6% of American adults — taking GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, and their collective purchasing power has the potential to profoundly reshape the economy in the coming years, experts say.
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Despite minimal risks so far, bird flu precautions wise for pets, cats especiallyFeb 23, 2025 9:00 pm - Bird flu, while mainly contracted by wild birds, can spread to pets, especially cats. Experts advise precautions like avoiding sick wildlife, not feeding raw food or unpasteurized milk and keeping pets indoors as much as possible.
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Aurora Boys and Girls Club to get $500,000 from feds to build clubhouseFeb 21, 2025 11:49 am - The Aurora Boys and Girls Club is slated to get $500,000 from the federal government toward building a clubhouse.
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Carolyn Hax: Husband wants to erase wife’s Indian roots after marriage
Feb 21, 2025 6:00 am - Woman thinks her husband placated her Indian background to marry her but now wants her to conform to his white Christian identity, making her question the marriage. Carolyn Hax says it’s time to ask why he changed.