Lifestyle
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Use nature art as outdoor inspiration to boost child developmentMay 09, 2025 1:20 am - Spending time outside, especially in green spaces like parks, is important for children's development and well-being. Connecting with nature can even help manage some physical and mental conditions. Art also supports a child's development in meaningful ways. When combined with time outdoors, these creative activities can be even more enriching for kids.
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Cubs or Sox? New pope’s Chicago roots lead to debate over baseball loyaltiesMay 08, 2025 8:16 pm - The election of a new pope brings all kinds of analysis and theorizing, about his chosen papal name, his views on reforms, his fluency in Italian, even his choice of footwear. But after learning they can call the leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics one of their own, many Chicagoans and suburbanites also mused on something eternally sacred: Pope Leo XIV’s baseball allegiances.
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Board election can proceed with write-in candidatesMay 08, 2025 8:14 pm - The deadline for candidate submission for two open condo board seats has come and gone with no candidates emerging. Will the board need to postpone the annual election?
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‘One of our own’: Chicago archdiocese leaders happily shocked by choice of popeMay 08, 2025 8:08 pm - The Rev. Gregory Sakowicz was dispensing communion at Holy Name Cathedral when he learned the news a fellow priest from Chicago had been chosen as the next pope.
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‘It was a shocking moment’: At home in New Lenox, new pope's brother found out like everyone elseMay 08, 2025 3:10 pm - The choice of American Robert Prevost as the next pope shocked the world, including his brother, John, who lives in south suburban New Lenox.
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Palatine Garden Club to hold perennial sale at farmers marketMay 08, 2025 10:21 am - The Palatine Garden Club is hosting its Annual Perennial Sale on two Saturdays, May 10 and 17, at the Palatine Farmer's Market, offering a variety of perennial plants, including those for sun, shade, natives, and "pollinator magnets."
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Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge to host World Migratory Bird Day events on May 17May 07, 2025 9:40 pm - Friends of Hackmatack Refuge are hosting Migratory Bird Day event on May 17 featuring habitat walks and tips on creating bird-friendly spaces.
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After delays, controversial church proposal heads to South Barrington village boardMay 07, 2025 5:23 pm - After months of delays, a controversial plan to construct a church and school in South Barrington has cleared a key bureaucratic hurdle and is headed to the village board Thursday night for consideration.
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The arrival of spring brings new lifeMay 07, 2025 2:11 pm - Annettee Budzban says that spring is a time of refresh.
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REAL ID enforcement begins at O’Hare, airports nationwideMay 07, 2025 2:00 pm - After years of postponed deadlines, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration began enforcing REAL ID requirements at airports nationwide Wednesday.