Lifestyle
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Sellers’ home inspector missed defectsMar 24, 2026 5:08 pm - Before we purchased our home, the sellers provided a home inspector’s report stating there were no major problems. However, we’ve discovered the sewer line may need replacement and a deck and retaining wall in the backyard are totally rotted.
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Home & garden calendar, March 24-April 4Mar 24, 2026 2:55 pm - Learn about upcoming plant sales in the Chicago suburbs, as well as gardening club meetings on topics such as crows, daylily hybridizers, citizen scientists, and more.
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Baked spaghetti cups prove your muffin tin is no one-hit wonder
Mar 24, 2026 5:38 am - These spaghetti cups, piled with a saucy mixture of ground turkey and broccoli and topped with cheese, are as tasty and healthy as they are adorable. They’re also an ideal way to use leftover spaghetti.
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2 science-backed ways to improve your breakfast
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This minty pea soup with ham is a creamy, chive-packed upgrade for puréed soups
Mar 24, 2026 5:15 am - Puréed soups cry out for embellishment. This minty pea soup from the cookbook “Canal House Cook Something: Recipes to Rely On” is topped with finely diced ham and lots of chives.
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Naperville again tops Niche list as ‘best city to live’Mar 23, 2026 2:06 pm - The city of Naperville is a three-peat winner of Niche’s “Best Places to Live in America.“
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Feds send ICE to O’Hare as spring break, TSA staffing shortages convergeMar 23, 2026 2:05 pm - ICE officers will not be screening passengers at O’Hare. Instead, they will be monitoring exit lanes, making announcements, helping manage lines, and other duties to let TSA staff focus on passenger and baggage screening, officials said.
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Kane County expands public access to naloxone dispensers
Mar 23, 2026 1:18 pm - The Kane County Health Department partnered with healthcare providers, community organizations, libraries and government agencies over the past year to install publicly accessible naloxone dispensing boxes, making the life-saving medication easier for residents to obtain quickly and discreetly, officials announced in a news release.
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Libertyville seeks input to guide Riverside Park planMar 23, 2026 10:39 am - Libertyville is seeking input to develop a master plan that will guide design and potential grant applications for Riverside Park, 700 Riverside Drive.
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Rare birds and new friends: A 5-day California birding journey leads to great findsMar 23, 2026 10:19 am - Birders, when not outside watching birds, can be observed inside plotting their next big trip. I was one of them last month, attending the 30th annual San Diego Bird Festival.