Lifestyle
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10 tips to keep children healthy and happy in schoolAug 30, 2024 1:33 am - Good sleep, a workable screentime policy and medical checkups are among the things parents should make sure their children have for a happy, productive school day.
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The alcohol conundrum: Is it safe at even low levels of consumption?Aug 30, 2024 1:07 am - Still strongly connected to social traditions, alcohol is getting the side eye from health researchers, who are discovering that even moderate amounts of alcohol consumption is tied to health risks.
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Ask the doctors: Health debate over plant-based burgers’ ingredientsAug 30, 2024 12:41 am - While a new breed of meatless burgers stirs debate, doctors discuss pros and cons with patients.
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Get it in writing! Oral agreements are valid, but hard to proveAug 29, 2024 3:48 pm - Ending a lease in the middle of the contract can but done, but it’s best to get the agreement from your landlord in writing; otherwise the written lease may prevail in court.
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‘Let’s do something fun’: Olive oil store in downtown Libertyville celebrates 15 years of educating customersAug 29, 2024 12:46 pm - Education is at the root of Oh, Olive! a family-run olive oil store celebrating 15 years in downtown Libertyville.
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Crisp and crunchy: This salad is the perfect way to kick off apple season and your Labor Day barbecueAug 29, 2024 12:22 pm - Huzzah! It’s apple season, and Grace Goudie creates an apple and vegetable salad that puts the apples front and center.
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One simple technique turns this stir-fry recipe into a winnerAug 29, 2024 12:21 pm - Riding the wave of a recent trending column, Don Mauer turns a popular technique of “velveting” proteins into a winning recipe for stir-fry.
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St. Edward Preparatory Academy to host fourth annual fashion show dinnerAug 28, 2024 4:05 pm - St. Edward Catholic Preparatory Academy invites the community to join its fourth annual fashion show, dinner and dance on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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Replace broken dreams with new onesAug 28, 2024 1:29 pm - Annettee Budzban says that we should find new dreams when old ones are broken.
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'A bittersweet moment': After 25 years, Fox Valley Habitat chief set to retireAug 28, 2024 12:24 pm - After 25 years, the Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity executive director who has led 71 affordable housing projects will retire from his position on Friday, Aug. 30.