Lifestyle
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How to deal with that never-ending pile of kids’ clothes
Aug 12, 2025 5:19 pm - We asked experts — by virtue of their professional training or their personal skill at home — for their best strategies for dealing with kids’ clothing: procuring it, organizing it, saving it, living with it.
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Tennis balls and other hacks to get rid of ugly scuff marks on walls
Aug 12, 2025 5:01 pm - What is the best way to clean scuff marks made from rubber wheelchair wheels off painted drywall and enamel-painted doors?
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St. Charles church hosts Evensong Prayer Service and potluckAug 12, 2025 1:37 pm - St. Charles Episcopal Church will hold an Evening Prayer service with contemporary music on Aug. 20, followed by a complimentary community meal.
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Why you shouldn’t heat your home with a clothes dryerAug 12, 2025 11:14 am - Are dryer vent diverters sold in hardware stores and used to provide extra heat in a home illegal?
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It’s OK to keep planting in late summerAug 12, 2025 10:37 am - It’s OK to keep planting in late summer, but be sure to water new plants and those that are less established.
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‘It’s going to be a game changer’: DuPage’s Crisis Recovery Center opening soon in WheatonAug 12, 2025 9:42 am - DuPage officials are preparing to open a $25.8 million Crisis Recovery Center in Wheaton. It’s hailed as the first facility of its kind in Illinois.
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Succotash with corn, peaches and andouille is an ode to summer
Aug 12, 2025 8:31 am - This summer succotash includes the more traditional corn, lima beans and tomatoes, but spiced, smoky andouille sausage and sweet, juicy peaches take things up a notch. The beauty of succotash is that it highlights summer produce, so feel free to use whatever fruits and vegetables are at their peak.
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6 things I’ve learned in 25 years of food journalism
Aug 12, 2025 5:06 am - As Veggies columnist Joe Yonan enters semi-retirement, he looks back on 25 years in the food business and the things he’s learned from talented writers, cookbook authors, home cooks, chefs, farmers and gardeners along the way.
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A jammy, sweet-tart plum sauce steals the show in this skillet chicken
Aug 12, 2025 4:14 am - Peaches are the golden child of summer stone fruit season. Meanwhile, plums are like the oft-overlooked middle child — rarely in the spotlight but no less deserving of love and attention. This savory skillet dinner pairs plums and red onion as a deliciously sweet-tart complement to chicken thighs.
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Why you should buy your berries in the freezer aisle
Aug 12, 2025 4:11 am - Many people prefer fresh berries for their yogurt or cereal, certain recipes or healthy snacks. But when you can’t eat them fast enough — since they spoil, often within days — or they are out of season, frozen berries are the way to go, experts said.