Lifestyle
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Cheesy, oven-baked potato tacos evoke Los Angeles' innovative tortilla scene
Aug 24, 2023 6:00 am - While exploring the taco scene in Los Angeles, we learned just how wide of a world filled tortillas could be. Corn tortillas filled with stingray. Hard-shell tacos shape...
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Starbucks' Pumpkin Spice Latte turns 20, whether you like it or not
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Beating the heat: Suburbanites' quirky, creative solutions for coping with soaring tempsAug 24, 2023 1:00 am - For years, "Frozen's" Elsa has been making mischief at the Ellsworth home. Every summer, the Disney queen "accidentally" freezes Lauren and Caitlin Ellsworth's playthin...
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Kubb lawn game state championship set for Saturday in BataviaAug 24, 2023 1:00 am - Energy City Kubb is hosting the 5th annual Illinois Kubb Championship from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday at Engstrom Family Park, 326 Millview Drive, in Batavia. The entry f...
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How you can appeal property tax assessments in Maine TownshipAug 23, 2023 11:00 pm - If you live in the Des Plaines or Park Ridge areas and think your property tax assessment is incorrect, Maine Township Assessor Susan Moylan Krey may be able to help. Ap...
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Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital opens Mothers' Milk Depot drop-offAug 23, 2023 11:00 pm - Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital and Mothers' Milk Bank of the Western Great Lakes are partnering to bring a new human milk drop-off depot to Geneva. This joint eff...
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Three Geneva pastors to lead 'Pub Theology' Sept. 28Aug 23, 2023 11:00 pm - The Rev. Scot Hull of Unitarian Universalist Society of Geneva, Rev. Stephanie Anthony of Fox Valley Presbyterian Church, and the new co-sponsor, Rev. Rob Hamilton of Un...
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Cricket is booming in the suburbs. Here's a chance to check it out.Aug 23, 2023 11:00 pm - With new pitches — i.e. fields — in the works in Buffalo Grove and South Barrington, it's hard not to notice that the sport of cricket's popularity continues to surge in...
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Let kids pick their toppings for the creative 'Tortizza'Aug 23, 2023 6:00 am - My house is always filled with kids - mostly hungry, growing boys who constantly crave snacks. My oldest son came up with a great idea - Tortilla Pizza or, as the boys d...
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A flavor-packed turkey lettuce wrap is a low-carb winnerAug 23, 2023 6:00 am - A few years ago, when visiting my brother Tom, the chef, he made some lettuce wraps for lunch. If you're unfamiliar with a lettuce wrap, it's similar to wrapping a filli...