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MON, 3/27/2023

Monday, March 27, 2023

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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ICNA Relief is seeking donations for its Ramadan Food Box distribution across more than 50 food pantries in 24 states, reaching more than 24,000 families in need.

Islamic group marks Ramadan with food distribution to communities in need

ICNA Relief, a national domestic relief and faith-based group, has launched a Ramadan Food Box distribution across its network of more than 50 food pantries in 24 states, reaching more than 24,000 families.
If you seem to have a perpetual stuffy nose, you may be suffering from allergic and nonallergic rhinitis.

Chronic stuffiness could be rhinitis

Q: What causes nasal stuffiness when you don't have a cold or allergy? My nose sometimes gets stuffy when I lie down, then clears up when I stand. What can help when you have a stuffy nose?
This spring 2022 image shows a ‘Bradford’ Callery pear tree in full bloom in North Carolina.

How to manage the Callery pear tree

In the late 1940s, the postwar expansion of American suburbia has begun. Cookie-cutter homes on quiet, tree-lined streets become the norm. And the Callery pear, a nonnative tree species introduced from Asia in the early 1900s, was often chosen to line those streets.
Kaylee Peters of Round Lake and her children, Drayden, 3, and Nova, 2, enjoy pretending to shop for groceries in the Home Town Market at the Round Lake Area Park District's Children's Neighborhood Museum in the lower level of the Robert W. Rolek Community Center in Round Lake.

One of Lake County's 'hidden gems,' children's museum reopens in Round Lake

A staple in Round Lake for more than two decades, a recently remodeled children's museum is drawing new fans. The Children's Neighborhood Museum invites young children to town -- a "tot-sized town."
From left, Drs. Rebecca Kirk, Khin Khin Bremer and Emma Olivera are pediatricians with Advocate Children's Medical Group.
Five topics parents and pediatricians discuss most often
Every stage of a child's life brings new questions and concerns for parents and caregivers. We're here to share some of the topics we routinely discuss during visits.
Prairie Grass Cafe's Passover Dinner Package for Two to-go includes slow-braised barbecue brisket, cauliflower mash and more.
Make Passover dining plans now for less stress later
It's not too early to start planning ahead for Passover. Here are some holiday dinners and specials we found at suburban restaurants.
Lombard Garden Club president Barb Madigan, left, and the club's conservation committee chair Janet Kenny show off signs that are part of a villagewide program permitting residents to delay lawn mowing until after Mother's Day.
Why some suburban communities are holding off on mowing until Mother's Day
Organizers say a spring lawn that grows longer and lets flowers bloom provides habitat, nectar and pollen for pollinators like native butterflies and bees. That habitat also can shelter for other insects that might otherwise flee or fall to harm under a mower's blades, providing food for migrating birds.
“The Big Door Prize” premieres Wednesday, March 29, on Apple TV+, film “Rye Lane” hits Hulu Friday, March 31, and docudrama “Tetris” streams on Apple TV+ starting Friday, March 31.
New to streaming this week: 'Rye Lane,' 'Tetris,' 'Riverdale' and Chlöe
Sundance Film Festival breakout rom-com "Rye Lane" cozies up to Hulu Friday, March 31; "Riverdale" heads into its final season on the CW; and MLB The Show 23 steps up to the plate Tuesday on Playstation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch.
Getting together with friends creates social bonding that will increase your happiness. Exercising in groups also motivates people to stay active, keep moving and have fun.
These healthy habits might also lead to a happier life
Is the secret to happiness a warm puppy? A good marriage? A rewarding career? Or something else entirely? Happiness means different things to different people, but a growing body of research suggests keeping a smile on your face may help add years to your life.
The delicious sausage and sauerkraut dish, just out of the oven….
Cooking, other productive activities can be a diversion from grief
After Baheej died, I discovered cooking is a great diversion from grief. A diversion is not denial. Activities that are positive, interesting or productive to do, as I've mentioned before, can be a break from being sad.
David Hamel stands on the carousel at Lambs Farm Thursday for the delivery of the final five of 16 horses he restored over the last 18 months.
'There is something magical about carousels': Volunteer meticulously restores Lambs Farm horses
There's something magical about carousels, says volunteer David Hamel, who spent 18 months meticulously repairing and painting the "jumping" horses on the carousel at Lambs Farm.
Kayla Lehmann of St. Charles struggled with severe depression. The Lehmann family started Kayla’s Hope Foundation in her honor.
Kayla's Hope Foundation aims to eliminate stigma surrounding mental health
In 2017, Kayla Lehmann of St. Charles was diagnosed with severe depression. Even though she had the support of her family and friends, Kayla struggled with reaching out for help. Her parents started Kayla's Hope Foundation in honor of their daughter to make sure other people fighting depression know there is help available -- and always hope.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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Halle Berry arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Fashion on the champagne carpet at the Oscars
Jamie Lee Curtis, winner of the award for outstanding performance by a female actor in a supporting role for “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” poses in the press room at the 29th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
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Rihanna performs during the halftime show at the NFL Super Bowl 57 football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Feb. 12, 2023, in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Images from the musical entertainment at Super Bowl 57
Guitarist Jeff Beck performs in concert at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 18, 2010 in New York. Beck, a guitar virtuoso who pushed the boundaries of blues, jazz and rock ‘n’ roll, influencing generations of shredders along the way and becoming known as the guitar player’s guitar player, died Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, after “suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis,” his representatives said in a statement released Wednesday. He was 78.
Remembering Jeff Beck, 1944-2023
Jennifer Coolidge poses in the press room with the award for best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a limited series, anthology series or motion picture made for television for "The White Lotus at the 80th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
Images from the Golden Globes
Newscaster Barbara Walters promotes her book “Audition” in 2008 at Pfeiffer Hall on the campus of North Central College in Naperville.
Barbara Walters through the years
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