Lifestyle
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Carolyn Hax: Colleague’s injury seems like a lie to get out of work
Jul 28, 2025 11:38 am - Friend is mysteriously missing work, claiming she has a back injury. Her colleague is questioning her her truthfulness, saying it sounds like she is just slacking off. Carolyn Hax says stop second-guessing her and try being kinder.
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The President’s Cabinet: Our nation’s State Department — a brief historyJul 28, 2025 11:01 am - Author and retired educator Bruce Simmons’s guest column details the history of the President’s Cabinet and the duties of each position. In his third column, he shares the history of the State Department.
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‘A game changer for Camp Duncan’: Harry Potter experience to make Chicago-area debut in fallJul 27, 2025 9:00 pm - Anticipation is building but fans aren’t the only ones excited for the pending Midwest debut of “Harry Potter: A Forbidden Forest Experience” at YMCA Camp Duncan in Ingleside.
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How to ensure ongoing care for child with severe mental illnessJul 27, 2025 9:33 am - It’s not uncommon for parents to wonder how their children will fare after they’re gone. For parents of young adults with severe mental illness, it’s a much larger and more complicated question.
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Just 30 minutes a day of ‘Japanese walking’ may help you get in shape
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Pura Scents recalling more than 850,000 diffuser covers as magnet issue may cause ingestion hazard
Jul 26, 2025 1:53 pm - Pura Scents is recalling more than 850,000 diffuser covers because some magnets may detach and cause a possible ingestion hazard to children.
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Loss of federal funding will hit DuPage public radio station — but experts say it’s in a better position than many othersJul 26, 2025 12:00 pm - The station manager for WDCB radio doesn’t like the idea that the College of DuPage-owned station is poised to lose roughly $140,000, thanks to Congress and the president eliminating federal funding for public radio and television. But it is not a dire situation, according to station manager Dan Bindert.
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Meet your local first responders at National Night Out eventsJul 25, 2025 3:17 pm - Towns across the suburbs are hosting National Night Out celebrations with family activities, food and emergency vehicle displays.
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Do you use a fan to sleep? Here’s what to know.
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Ask the doctors: Exercise can improve cognition in older adultsJul 25, 2025 8:37 am - Exercise — both physical and mental — can improve cognition in older adults.