Lifestyle
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How do I deep clean an air fryer?
Jun 03, 2025 4:48 am - The first step to easier air fryer deep cleaning starts with regular cleaning after each use. But there are some areas of your air fryer you will never be able to get as clean as you might like.
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Wheaton church hosts landscape paintings by local artist Joel SheesleyJun 02, 2025 11:28 pm - Local artist Joel Sheesley's "Celebrating the Local Landscape" exhibit opens June 8 and runs through July 31 at Church of the Resurrection in Wheaton.
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Prospect Heights officials emphasize need for chicken regulations, aim for June 23 approvalJun 02, 2025 5:22 pm - Prospect Heights village board members narrowed a set of regulations that would ultimately allow residents to keep chickens in their yards legally after years without any policies.
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RFK Jr. says autism ‘destroys’ families. Here’s what those families want you to know.
Jun 02, 2025 2:58 pm - Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy’s comments and his plan to swiftly study its causes, have splintered a community of millions of people living with autism.
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Inside the test kitchens helping restaurants navigate the trade war
Jun 02, 2025 11:06 am - On a recent weekday morning in downtown Chicago, chefs inside a test kitchen prepared a five-course meal featuring tostada verde with jalapeño Gouda and trout on focaccia. The chefs usually cook these spreads to help customers of Sysco Corp. create or tweak menu items. These days, they’re also coaching eateries on substitutes for imported ingredients hit by tariffs.
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Carolyn Hax: Retired parent blamed for son’s spiraling marriage, finances
Jun 02, 2025 8:56 am - 73-year-old woman blamed by son and daughter-in-law for their collapsing marriage after refusing to buy them a house. Carolyn Hax says it is time to step back and feel guilty for their situation.
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Illinois bill aims to lower cost of prescriptions, rein in pharmacy benefit managers
May 31, 2025 5:30 pm - A bill that seeks to control the rising cost of prescription drugs while also offering financial help for many small, independent pharmacies in Illinois cleared the General Assembly on Saturday and will soon be sent to Gov. JB Pritzker for his signature.
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Deep cuts erode the foundations of US public health system, end progress, threaten worse to come
May 31, 2025 3:14 pm - Americans are losing a vast array of people and programs dedicated to keeping them healthy. Gone are specialists who were confronting a measles outbreak in Ohio, workers who drove a van to schools in North Carolina to offer vaccinations and a program that provided free tests to sick people in Tennessee.
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What your net worth statement is telling you
May 31, 2025 1:10 pm - A summary of all your assets and liabilities is a crucial first step toward getting a better handle on your finances. Before you start putting together a net worth spreadsheet, gather as much information as you can to get the best sense of what it can tell you.
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Confused by fluid federal COVID-19 shot policies? Experts offer guidanceMay 31, 2025 12:45 pm - As federal COVID vaccine guidance shifts, experts encourage talking to doctors and making personal medical decisions based on risks and benefits.