Lifestyle
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Here come the holidays! Are you and your pet ready?Nov 11, 2024 9:35 pm - If the sounds of school bells, crunching of leaves underfoot, and touchdown celebrations has not yet alerted you, summer has ended and fall festivities loom on the horizon.
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How a Mount Prospect man navigated bureaucracy to revive agency that helps veteransNov 10, 2024 9:00 pm - Few veterans in Cook County know about the financial assistance for past-due rent and bills available to them, but more are finding out thanks to the efforts of a Mount Prospect veteran.
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‘Nothing is wasted’: Schaumburg Park District shows how settlers ateNov 10, 2024 3:20 pm - Anyone who’s ever said “I don't want to know how the sausage is made" can skip this story. For the rest of us, there was the Schaumburg Park District’s “Hog House to Smokehouse” event Sunday at Heritage Farm at Spring Valley.
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Suburban Skyview: ComEd substation under construction in Hoffman EstatesNov 10, 2024 6:00 am - Crews work on the ComEd substation section of a future Microsoft data center just east of Barrington Road, along Lakewood Boulevard, in Hoffman Estates.
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How to protect yourself from scammers offering fake jobs
Nov 10, 2024 5:22 am - NEW YORK — Between finding openings, sending out your resume and interviewing, looking for a job is tough. Now a growing trend of scammers impersonating recruiters is mak...
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You may see more coyotes this time of year. Here’s why and what you should doNov 09, 2024 1:15 pm - Suburban residents may see more coyotes between now and February as the young leave their parents to find mates and stake out their own territories.
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Hope for the holidays: ‘Season of Sharing’ aids local, global missionsNov 08, 2024 10:36 pm - Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Naperville is helping to support seven local and global missions this November through the church’s annual Season of Sharing.
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Just five minutes of exercise could help your blood pressure, study says
Nov 08, 2024 4:12 pm - New research has found that adding just five minutes of exercise a day could help to slightly lower your blood pressure. The exercise in the study was more than simple fast walking. It was defined as running, cycling or walking uphill or up stairs.
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How Northern Illinois Food Bank aims to give 50,000 families a holiday mealNov 08, 2024 3:38 pm - Northern Illinois Food Bank is marking 25 years of its Holiday Meal Box program, providing 50,000 meal boxes to neighbors facing hunger across 13 counties in rural and suburban Northern Illinois.
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Cozy comfort: Tea can add a subtle yet complex flavor to your homemade soupsNov 08, 2024 10:26 am - M. Eileen Brown of Soupalooza introduces us to making delicious soups with tea as a key ingredient.