Lifestyle
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Want your garden to smell as good as it looks? These flowers can do the job
Jun 26, 2025 6:40 am - Add fragrance to your garden by adding flowers such as lilacs, magnolias, roses, jasmine and hyacinths.
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The kids are alright: Lake County’s piping plover chicks nearing key milestoneJun 25, 2025 4:14 pm - While challenges lie ahead for three piping plover chicks hatched last week along Lake Michigan in Waukegan, the kids are doing alright, dedicated observers say.
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RFK Jr.’s vaccine panel to review childhood immunization schedule
Jun 25, 2025 1:54 pm - The newly formed vaccine advisory committee handpicked by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that it would examine the cumulative effect of the childhood vaccine schedule and reevaluate hepatitis B immunization recommendations.
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Learn to trust even in the hard timesJun 25, 2025 1:39 pm - Annettee Budzban says we need to trust God even when things go badly.
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Embrace the smoke, and other tips for grilling vegetables
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Learn to sing in a choir this summer at Gary UMC in WheatonJun 25, 2025 12:07 am - Wheaton’s Gary UMC has opportunities to sing with the choir on July 13 and Aug. 3, learning an easy song that morning and performing it during the 9 a.m. service.
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‘It’s fun to bird with others’: Why DuPage Birding Club is going strong at 40 yearsJun 24, 2025 1:27 pm - The DuPage Birding Club is still flying high after 40 years of welcoming fledglings and veteran birders alike. The secret? Fresh ideas and rotating leadership.
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History walks and porch talks return this summer to state historic sites in SpringfieldJun 24, 2025 12:41 pm - The Illinois Department of Natural Resources presents free outdoor summer events in Springfield combining history and healthy activity. Walking tours and porch talks explore local Black history, architecture, the Underground Railroad, and women's rights.
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After 18 months of debate, Prospect Heights adopts rules for backyard chickensJun 24, 2025 11:06 am - After 18 months of discussion and deliberation, Prospect Heights officials Monday set rules for the previously unregulated practice of residents keeping chickens on their property.
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Des Plaines man loses $500 in dog-selling scamJun 24, 2025 10:31 am - A Des Plaines resident was scammed out of $500 while trying to buy a dog over the internet, police said this week.