Lifestyle
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Advice to feed babies peanuts early and often helped thousands of kids avoid allergies
Oct 20, 2025 9:16 pm - A decade after a landmark study proved that feeding peanut products to young babies could prevent development of life-threatening allergies, new research finds the change has made a big difference in the real world.
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Hawkiosaurus? United recognizes Blackhawks’ centennial with dino-sized tribute at O’HareOct 20, 2025 4:40 pm - That’s one big hockey player. A 75-foot-long Brachiosaurus model suits up at O’Hare’s Terminal 1 in a Chicago Blackhawks jersey.
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Bring the kids for Trunk-or-Treat at Huntley church Oct. 25Oct 20, 2025 10:55 am - Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church in Huntley is hosting a "Trunk-or-Treat" event on Saturday, Oct. 25.
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Prairie Pointe Quilters complete annual project at Huntley churchOct 20, 2025 10:46 am - The Prairie Pointe Quilters at Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church in Huntley created 105 handmade quilts for donation to those in need. Some of the quilts were donated to CASA, Turning Point, and others.
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Germany, where beer is sacred, now leads world in nonalcoholic brews
Oct 20, 2025 10:25 am - It looked like all the other beers in the sea of giant one-liter glasses at Munich’s Oktoberfest, but Peter Asen’s mug harbored a secret: His drink was nonalcoholic. Germany, a country long associated with beer, and specifically with hyper-traditional brewing, has quietly become the world leader in the consumption of alcohol-free beer by volume.
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Smucker’s Uncrustables vs. Trader Joe’s: How similar are they?
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Growth prompts local food pantry’s move to Arlington HeightsOct 20, 2025 9:24 am - Growth has prompted Sue’s Pantry, formerly located in Vernon Hills, to move to an Arlington Heights office building. Operated by one woman, the pantry specifically aims to help single mothers but is open to all families.
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‘Best thing in the world’: Hundreds receive free care at Heal Elgin clinicOct 19, 2025 6:45 pm - Patients came for free health care and left with priceless smiles during the Heal Elgin clinic Sunday at the Judson University Fitness Center in Elgin.
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‘Big nostalgia’: MCC instructor to share Marshall Field’s legacy on WTTW’s ‘Chicago Stories’Oct 19, 2025 6:43 pm - McHenry County College instructor Sarah Sullivan will give a presentation on the history and legacy of Marshall Field’s on an upcoming episode of “Chicago Stories” on WTTW.
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Longtime Schaumburg High School employee saves student from chokingOct 19, 2025 6:19 pm - For the second time in her 27 years as a student supervisor at Schaumburg High School, Becky McNamee saved a student from choking on food using the Heimlich maneuver.