Lifestyle
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DuPage County Board welcomes beekeeping on smaller lotsAug 27, 2024 1:59 pm - Beekeeping was all the buzz Tuesday as DuPage County Board members considered a change in zoning to allow for beekeeping on lots smaller than one acre. The change ultimately was approved in a 10-8 vote.
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Labor Day Weekend Festivals: Buffalo Grove Days, Last Fling, Summer Sunset Festival and moreAug 27, 2024 11:54 am - Mark your calendars for Buffalo Grove Days, Chicago Jazz Festival, Anime Magic! 2024, Naperville Jaycees Last Fling, Taste of Polonia Festival, Wauconda Street Dance, Sandwich Fair and more happening this week.
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Check for weed trees invading your shrubberyAug 27, 2024 1:09 am - Weeding your garden is a great way to relieve stress after a workday. When you do, be sure to look inside any shrub plantings or hedges to see if there are any weedy trees. Boxelder, mulberry, Siberian elm and buckthorn trees will seed into the centers of shrubs and start growing.
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Reminisce about your favorite Chicago bakeries at St. Charles library Sept. 10Aug 26, 2024 5:39 pm - Take a tasty trip down memory lane and reminisce about your favorite Chicago bakeries on Tuesday, Sept. 10, at the St. Charles Public Library.
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Visit Buddha’s Words Monastery with Holy Trinity Sept. 14Aug 26, 2024 4:59 pm - On Saturday, Sept. 14, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Elgin will hosting a visit to the Buddha’s Words Monastery in Elgin.
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Sumac unlocks the flavor in this Turkish chickpea salad and a lot moreAug 26, 2024 1:19 pm - This refreshing variation on Turkey’s classic bean salad, fasulye piyazi uses chickpeas along with tangy sumac-infused onions.
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7 myths about sugar in cooking and baking
Aug 26, 2024 12:10 pm - Is it any wonder that sugar, along with salt, is among the ingredients most likely to raise our collective hackles and confusion?
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Buffalo Grove Days promises to be ‘bigger and better than ever’Aug 26, 2024 11:02 am - This year’s Buffalo Grove Days festival promises to be “bigger and better than ever,” according to organizers. It returns to Mike Rylko Community Park this week, kicking off with a carnival and continuing with events through Monday.
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Carolyn Hax: Scofflaw in-law is ‘outraged’ to be banned from family lake house
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Mortgagee information obtainable, one way or anotherAug 25, 2024 7:27 pm - Though unit owners may be reluctant to freely share mortgagee information because of privacy concerns, that information isn’t private and is needed by an association.