Lifestyle
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A fantasy adventure with riot-grrrl energy in 'Nimona'
Jul 01, 2023 6:00 am - “Nimona” - ★ ★ ★ A powerful, shapeshifting teenage girl and a disgraced knight-in-training suspected of killing a beloved queen are at the heart of “ Nimona,” a vibrant...
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Forest managers urge revelers to swap fireworks for Silly String, but some say not so fast
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'A good day is a day we don't cry': Highland Park shooting survivors find strength — and a new causeJul 01, 2023 1:00 am - Nearly 12 months after a lone shooter opened fire from a downtown Highland Park rooftop during an Independence Day parade, survivors Lauren Bennett and her mother, Debbi...
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'A little act of kindness': Wheeling girl builds grocery pantry for local libraryJul 01, 2023 1:00 am - A small grocery repository has been installed outside Wheeling's Indian Trails Public Library to help people struggling to afford food or personal care products. The hou...
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Knights of Columbus get surprise donationJun 30, 2023 11:00 pm - Every year after the installation of officers, the Hoffman-Schaumburg Knights of Columbus go to Riccardo's Restaurant to celebrate with pizza. This year Katy Marbry Garc...
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Ask the Doctors: 'Is the COVID-19 pandemic officially over?'Jun 30, 2023 11:00 pm - • The status of the pandemic is on the minds of several of you. “Is the pandemic officially over?” a reader from Los Angeles asked. “Hardly anyone I know is bothering to...
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A sea monster is celebrated in 'Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken'
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Pandemic restrictions should be revisited by the boardJun 30, 2023 6:00 am - Q: Our common interest community association is exempt from the Illinois Common Interest Community Association Act. The bylaws for the association provide for voting in ...
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Veterans Path to Hope lends a hand with finding jobs, housing and moreJun 30, 2023 6:00 am - Veterans coming home after serving their country don't always get the respect they deserve. Oftentimes, they return to unemployment, homelessness and despair. The volunt...
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More public art is coming to Mundelein — this time, at a skate parkJun 30, 2023 5:30 am - A muralist with a flair for color is wanted in Mundelein to add some pizzazz to a local park. The Mundelein Arts Commission and other groups want to add a mural to t...