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SUN, 2/5/2023

Sunday, February 5, 2023

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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While symptoms of seasonal affective disorder usually start to show up in older teenagers or young adults, younger children can experience SAD, too.

How to identify seasonal affective disorder

During this time of year, it's common to experience "the winter blues." But some experience serious symptoms. This type of depression is called seasonal affective disorder, or SAD.
A myriad footprints and dark trails remain on the ground as two people build a snowman in Fabyan Forest Preserve, near the Fabyan Windmill in Geneva.

Suburban Skyview: What does it take to build a snowman?

In this week's Suburban Skyview column, snowman builders leave evidence of their work in a Kane County Forest Preserve.
Cyclamen is a common houseplant that will bloom again under the proper conditions.

Time to plan for the upcoming growing season

Selecting the right plant that is well suited to your garden's growing conditions and fulfills your design goals is an important first step toward having a successful garden.
Dinosaur Adventure returns to the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont Feb. 4-5.

Things to do Feb. 3-9: Dinosaur Adventure, Groundhog Day events, Ice Festival and more

Dinosaur Adventure roars into Rosemont, Groundhog Day festivities continue in Woodstock, Bull Riders World Tour Finale XVII rides into the Now Arena and "Dancing With The Stars Live" takes over the Rosemont Theatre stage. These are just a few fun things to do this weekend in the suburbs.
Indulge in Truluck’s Ocean’s Finest Seafood & Crab’s Chocolate Strawberry Cake throughout February.
Valentine's Day 2023: It's not too early to make dining plans
Whether you feel like going fancy or more low-key for Valentine's Day this year, there's a suburban restaurant special out there to fit the bill. And with the sweet day falling on a Tuesday, many eateries are starting their specials the weekend before and some are extending them through the following weekend. However you decide to celebrate, make reservations soon so you don't miss out.
Is it time to have the “it’s time to stop driving” conversation with one of your parents?
Should mom or dad be driving? What you can do
As the child of an elder parent, you may be dreading this conversation with mom or dad because it's hard to convince someone you care about to give up the independence that comes with having a driver's license. However, it may save your loved one's life -- or someone else's.
Timothy O’Toole’s Pub is hosting Wing Fest at the Libertyville location Sunday, Feb. 5.
Dining out: O'Toole's Wing Fest, Krafted opens in Elmhurst, Catch 35 hosts Toasting for a Cause
Prep your taste buds for Timothy O'Toole's Wing Fest Sunday. Plus, Krafted Burger Bar + Tap opens its second location in Elmhurst, Meze hosts a High Tea and Bubbly Sunday and Catch 35 joins with Loaves & Fishes for Toasting for a Cause Monday.
In this photo from October, a police officer and mental health clinician from the Lake County sheriff’s Crisis Outreach and Support Team attempt to offer help to a county resident. In one year, COaST teams have offered help to more than 1,200 people.
Successful debut for Lake County's police, mental health clinician team-up program
Since last February, a program that partners police officers with social workers to form mental health crisis response units has offered help to more than 1,200 Lake County residents.
Actor, singer and comedian Adam Sandler brings his live tour to the United Center Sunday, Feb. 5.
Best Bets: Adam Sandler, 'Lombardi,' Denyce Graves, 'Dancing With the Stars Live'
Adam Sandler brings his live tour to Chicago's United Center Sunday. Plus, tickets are only $15 for "Lombardi" at the Genesee, mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves performs at Naperville's North Central College, and "Dancing With the Stars Live" brings its new live touring show to Rosemont.
Schaumburg Golf Club, owned and operated by the Schaumburg Park District, has been ranked among the top 50 courses in the U.S. by Golf Pass.
Schaumburg Golf Club ranked among the top 50 of U.S. golf courses
There are a lot of golf courses in these United States, and Schaumburg-area golfers should be proud to have access to one of the very best.
Chardonnay “Costello Vineyard,” Dutcher Crossing 2019 (Alexander Valley, Calif.)
It's time to make chardonnay your winter white wine
Mary Ross details why you should make chardonnay the white wine you choose to accompany buttery dishes this winter.
Jeannie Iseman, executive director of The GardenWorks Project, gleans chard for a large food pantry donation of more than 750 pounds of produce.
How The GardenWorks Project in Wheaton helps neighbors in need grow their own food
A Chinese proverb says teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. Wheaton nonprofit The GardenWorks Project hopes the same can be said for teaching people how to garden.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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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.
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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)
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Newscaster Barbara Walters promotes her book “Audition” in 2008 at Pfeiffer Hall on the campus of North Central College in Naperville.
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Actor Sidney Poitier poses for a portrait in Beverly Hills, Calif. on June 2, 2008. Poitier, the groundbreaking actor and enduring inspiration who transformed how Black people were portrayed on screen, became the first Black actor to win an Academy Award for best lead performance and the first to be a top box-office draw, died Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022 in the Bahamas. He was 94.
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The Daily Herald Archive, Assignment # 62,735, Charles Cherney photo: Dancing country style is the key attraction a the Country Music Inn in Prairieview in April of 1982. Here, Jeff Kaletatta and Lisa Schilling demonstrate the heel-toe polka.
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The Electric Christmas Parade, part of St. Charles’ Holiday Homecoming festivities, makes its way down Main Street Saturday. The events were hosted by the St. Charles Business Alliance.
Santa Claus -- and Donnie Wahlberg -- are comin' to town!
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