Lifestyle
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Timing is key to mastering animated characters, 'Elemental' star Wendi McLendon-Covey saysJun 18, 2023 6:00 am - Actress Wendi McLendon-Covey burst on to the media scene with a breakout performance in the 2011 comedy film “Bridesmaids” before landing a dream job playing family matr...
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Don't condemn all home inspectorsJun 18, 2023 6:00 am - Q: I am thoroughly disgusted with the home inspection profession. Before buying my home, I hired the inspector who was recommended by my agent. First of all, $500 is a l...
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'The Flash' opens to $55 million, a step off the typical superhero pace
Jun 18, 2023 1:00 am - DC and Warner Bros.' long-in-the-works superhero movie "The Flash" opened to $55 million in its first three days in North American theaters, according to studio estimate...
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Swedish Day Midsummer Festival features Viking ship, maypole celebration in GenevaJun 18, 2023 1:00 am - Visitors to Geneva Sunday had a chance to channel their inner Viking during the 113th Swedish Day Midsummer Festival at Good Templar Park. The festival celebrates the Sc...
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Coffee Break: Jeff Infusino, president of Camp One StepJun 18, 2023 1:00 am - Q: Describe your company. A: Camp One Step provides free year-round camp experiences for kids with cancer and their families that foster joy, belonging, confidence, and...
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Painful endometriosis has no known causeJun 17, 2023 7:00 am - Q: I've always had very painful periods, but my doctors said that was normal. When I saw a new gynecologist, she diagnosed me with endometriosis. I had surgery, and it c...
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Learning about grief from personal experienceJun 17, 2023 6:00 am - It seems to me the great contemporary books on grief are by writers who have learned from their own experience. Then they realized what they learned resonated with other...
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A Hall of Fame volunteer: Palatine honors Dwyer for his serviceJun 17, 2023 1:00 am - Palatine's village council this week honored what Mayor Jim Schwantz called a “hall of famer” in volunteerism. Dennis Dwyer was appointed to the plan commission on Nov. ...
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Families enjoy the outdoors during Busse Woods fishing derby SaturdayJun 17, 2023 1:00 am - Anglers of all ages lined the shoreline to try their luck during an Outdoor Day and Busse Lake Fishing Derby on Saturday at Busse Woods Forest Preserve between Schaumbur...
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Going the extra 3,100 miles: Dad, son in cross-country cycling race for causes about fathersJun 17, 2023 1:00 am - This Father's Day promises to be a special one for Barrington-area resident David Hirsch. Hirsch, 62, is a member of a four-man cycling team pedaling 3,100 miles from Oc...