Lifestyle
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What you can do to try to stay safe when a tornado hits, and also well beforehand
May 26, 2024 7:46 pm - When a tornado takes aim at your house, and the sirens are sounding, the dogs are barking and the children are screaming, there are some last-minute precautions that could save the lives of you and your loved ones.
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Rare blue-eyed cicada spotted at Morton Arboretum
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Remembering D-Day: Cantigny exhibit shows how Allies fought for ‘Nothing But Victory’May 26, 2024 3:15 pm - “Nothing But Victory,” a new outdoor exhibit installed on the Cantigny campus for the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, depicts how Allied troops encountered one obstacle after another.
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Why gardening can grow your mental well-being and cultivate friends
May 26, 2024 9:30 am - Looking for a simple change that can improve your physical, mental and emotional health? Try gardening.
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Hi Infidelity singer Dave Mikulskis rolls with the changes to fight Parkinson’sMay 26, 2024 9:26 am - Dave Mikulskis and Sammy Hagar both will tell you there’s only one way to rock. Since Mikulskis’ 2018 diagnosis with Parkinson’s disease, the high-tenor vocalist of the popular cover band Hi Infidelity continues to lash into 1980s classics with the vigor and range he has always had.
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Good News Sunday: California woman coming to Arlington Heights to honor soldier killed in VietnamMay 25, 2024 9:37 pm - In this week’s Good News Sunday column, we recap stories about a woman traveling cross-country to honor a veteran she’s never met, a fire department welcoming a new comfort dog, and Girl Scouts pitching in to restore a butterfly garden.
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Heidi was a sweetheart: Dealing with the death of beloved petsMay 25, 2024 6:15 am - Anyone who has ever had a beloved pet knows the pain when that pet dies.
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‘Never stop learning’: 91-year-old violin teacher behind Arlington Heights’ Betty Haag music academy prepares to retireMay 24, 2024 11:32 am - “Never stop learning.” Acclaimed violin teacher Betty Haag-Kuhnke, 91, founder of The Betty Haag Academy of Music, gives that advice to students and teachers alike as she prepares to retire after a career that spans more than 70 years.
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Use of Wegovy and other weight-loss drugs soars among kids and young adults
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Tubular skylight an efficient way to bring in more natural lightMay 24, 2024 6:00 am - A skylight can bring in more natural light, but how can you choose between a standard rectangular or a tubular variety?