Lifestyle
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Top teacher: Palatine High alum returns as educator, now assistant principal, to inspire next generationOct 25, 2023 6:00 am - Even the best teachers leave the classroom at some point, often through retirement or promotion. But for Alex Miramontes, leaving behind his classroom at Palatine High S...
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Best bets: Lee DeWyze, Ms. Lauryn Hill, Peppa Pig, Enrique IglesiasOct 25, 2023 6:00 am - Fun for grown-ups Rosemont's Parkway Bank Park entertainment district, 5501 Park Place, hosts its adults-only Crawl-O-Ween Halloween Bar Crawl featuring specialty f...
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How you can help keep your kids safe from fire this HalloweenOct 25, 2023 5:30 am - Glowing jack-o'-lanterns, bubbling cauldrons and elaborate costumes can help make for a festive Halloween, but the Illinois State Fire Marshal has some tips to share to ...
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Will the show go on? D300 Superintendent reconsiders decision to postpone 'The Prom' musicalOct 25, 2023 5:00 am - Hampshire High School drama students are learning that life can really imitate art as they lobby to have a controversial high school musical that centers around a lesbia...
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Barrington theater company seeks donors for 'Stage the Build' campaignOct 25, 2023 1:00 am - For Barrington's Parker Players Theater Company, essentially a traveling troupe since early 2020, the show will go on permanently at 540 W. Northwest Hwy., within an exp...
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'The Art of War,' Amy Schumer's memoir and many other books are banned in US prisons. Here's why
Oct 25, 2023 1:00 am - NEW YORK - Tens of thousands of books are being banned or restricted by U.S. prisons, according to a new report from PEN America. The list includes everything from self-...
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DuPage Leaders & Legacies: Rae Rupp-Srch, A lifelong servant leaderOct 25, 2023 1:00 am - Leaders & Legacies: Stories of Local Impact is an ongoing series brought to you in partnership with the Daily Herald and DuPage Foundation. It highlights the inspiring s...
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'Shaft' star Richard Roundtree, considered the first Black action movie hero, has died at 81
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Metropolitan Asian Family Services seniors celebrates three decades of community servicesOct 24, 2023 11:00 pm - Metropolitan Asian Family Services, Inc (MAFS) launches yet another star-studded yearly, global gala fundraiser to digitally shape the future of our seniors to celebrate...
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Plainfield restaurants band together to help family of stabbing victimOct 24, 2023 11:00 pm - Several downtown Plainfield restaurants Saturday will be donating a portion of their proceeds to benefit the family of Wadea Al-Fayoume. The 6-year-old boy was stabbed t...