Lifestyle
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Adult gap year: Breaking from routine with a mini sabbatical can be rejuvenating
May 05, 2024 5:24 am - A group called the Sabbatical Project says extended breaks can help individuals and companies alike by reducing employee exhaustion.
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Geneva High School students donate blood, write letters to seniors and veterans during Week of Giving
May 05, 2024 5:00 am - Ashley Michelli sat back in a donor chair, giving her first blood donation. “It is definitely different,” said Michelli, 17, a junior at Geneva High School. “It’s a littl...
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Kites take flight at Graf Park in WheatonMay 04, 2024 3:57 pm - ...
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Four ways to lower your child’s risk of obesityMay 04, 2024 7:58 am - Childhood obesity has both immediate and long-term effects on health and well-being. The best way to prevent your child from these potential problems is through the development of lifelong healthy habits.
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Get your garden ready: Plant sales are popping up around the suburbsMay 04, 2024 7:55 am - Gardeners can get the growing season off to a good start with upcoming plant sales featuring perennials, vegetables, native and organic plants. It is also a good way to support local nonprofit organizations.
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Federation of Indian Associations of Chicago celebrates Holi, Festival of ColorsMay 03, 2024 9:07 pm - The Federation of Indian Associations (FIA) Chicago, a 501(c)(3) organization, hosted a colorful Holi celebration marked by a beautifully decorated stage and premises fi...
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DuPage County Forest Preserve video makes the cicada life cycle easy to understandMay 03, 2024 5:24 pm - What does the life cycle of a cicada look like? What happens during the 17-year period between each emergence? The DuPage County Forest Preserve answers these questions a...
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‘A lot of purple’: May means Lilac Time in LombardMay 03, 2024 11:51 am - The history of how Lombard became a town of lilac lovers is as colorful as the park grounds during Lilac Time, a nearly monthlong celebration starting Saturday.
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$10 dresses: How Hoffman Estates High School helped make prom affordableMay 03, 2024 11:13 am - “Say Yes to the Dress,” an event led by Hoffman Estates High School fashion students, helped students in need to choose a prom dress for free and others to purchase a dress for $10.
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Watch: Forest preserve finds creative way to show life cycle of 17-year cicadaMay 03, 2024 8:59 am - If you’re curious about the life cycle of a 17-year cicada, the DuPage County Forest Preserve District has found a great way to illustrate what we’re going to see soon. ...