Lifestyle
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Bottlenose dolphin born at Brookfield Zoo Chicago, and baby is ‘very strong’Jun 07, 2025 2:00 pm - Brookfield Zoo Chicago is celebrating its first bottlenose dolphin birth in more than a decade.
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10 sources of emergency cash, ranked from best to worst
Jun 07, 2025 1:45 pm - If unanticipated expenses exceed your emergency fund, here’s a look at where to go next.
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Raise a glass with STC Six beer to benefit Support Over StigmaJun 06, 2025 12:26 pm - The STC Six craft brewery alliance in St. Charles has created a tropical, piney West Coast pilsner. A portion of this year’s sales go to Support Over Stigma, providing mental health care for veterans and first responders.
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An Aloha frame of mind: Finding peace and joy in everyday lifeJun 06, 2025 8:00 am - The Rev. Greg Asimakoupoulos says practicing kindness, embracing each day with joy, and cultivating a warm, positive attitude can bring the "aloha spirit" into our daily lives and surroundings.
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Carolyn Hax: Husband stunned by wife’s raunchy ‘fiction’ novel
Jun 06, 2025 6:00 am - His wife wrote a racy semi-autobiographical novel, which makes him uncomfortable about her adventurous past and worried the kids might find out it’s not entirely fiction. Carolyn Hax says he needs to gently bring this up to his wife, but also find a way to cope.
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St. Charles church singer leaves legacy of heavenly voiceJun 06, 2025 5:00 am - She had the voice of an angel. Marilyn Weinlader, music director at St. Patrick Church in St. Charles, touched thousands through her Heaven-sent gift of music.
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Age is a factor in diminished lung capacityJun 06, 2025 2:50 am - Use it or lose it can also apply to your lung health, as changes that cause damage to your lung capacity often cannot be reversed. But you can help yourself by exercising in general, adding in deep breathing exercises and, you guessed it, not smoking.
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Summer structure is important for adolescentsJun 06, 2025 2:26 am - Isolation and depression can be unintended consequences of a long break without enough structure. Here are some tips to help your adolescent survive and thrive over summer break.
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Understanding the signs and symptoms of anxiety and OCDJun 06, 2025 1:41 am - As parents, we want our children to thrive, but what happens when we don’t understand or recognize symptoms that may signal they’re struggling? Here are four common signs and symptoms that are observed among children with various anxiety disorders.
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Average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the US falls to 6.85% this week, first decline in a month