Lifestyle
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Suburban Skyview: Evening shadows follow a football team through stretchesNov 11, 2023 5:00 am - Football teams are big. There can be more than 100 players in uniform on game night. In Illinois high school football, players come in every shape and size, every level ...
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Plumber out of his league with mold issueNov 11, 2023 5:00 am - Q: Our plumber says we have mold in the crawl space beneath our home. This is surprising because the house is only two years old. According to the plumber, the mold is c...
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There's a movement to 'leave the leaves' in gardens and lawns. Should you do it?
Nov 11, 2023 5:00 am - Unless you've been living under a pile of leaves, you've no doubt heard about the "Leave the Leaves" movement that's been gaining in popularity in recent years. The idea...
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Have some fun with forcing or layering bulbsNov 11, 2023 5:00 am - Certain bulbs, such as daffodils, hyacinths, tulips and crocuses, are excellent for forcing in pots in a greenhouse or home. They need to be chilled for six to 10 weeks ...
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How Liberty Prairie Farm Store in Grayslake intends to invigorate local food marketNov 11, 2023 4:30 am - The Liberty Prairie Farm Store debuts Saturday in Grayslake with a bounty of organic vegetables and other locally-sourced products. But there's more to the business than...
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Gavin Rossdale celebrates 3 decades of Bush songs with a greatest hits album, 'Loaded'
Nov 10, 2023 5:00 am - Putting together a collection of Bush's greatest hits was relatively easy. Convincing frontman Gavin Rossdale to do it was a bit harder. "I never really wanted to do one...
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R.E.M. celebrates 'a very radical departure' 25 years ago with rerelease of 'Up'
Nov 10, 2023 5:00 am - NEW YORK - Twenty-five years ago, an R.E.M. album arrived that didn't sound like a typical R.E.M. album. "Up," the band's 11th album, which dropped in the fall of 1998, ...
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Nia DaCosta makes her mark on Marvel history with 'The Marvels'
Nov 10, 2023 5:00 am - NEW YORK - Nia DaCosta, director of the upcoming "The Marvels," has a diagnosis for the recent struggles of superhero movies. It basically comes down to, she says, "Mo' ...
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How proposed trail enhancements would transform the east bank of the Fox River in St. CharlesNov 10, 2023 5:00 am - Walking along the trail on the west side of the Fox River south of Illinois Street in St. Charles used to be a messy affair. You'd have to watch your step when heading n...
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A serene debut from Raven Jackson in 'All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt'
Nov 10, 2023 5:00 am - “All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt” — ★ ★ ★ Nature provides much of the soundtrack to “All Dirt Roads Taste of Salt,” a poised and occasionally transcendent debut from w...