Lifestyle
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Side hustle to store owner: Geneva’s Little Red Barn Door offers gifts, decor to fit the season
Oct 09, 2025 2:39 pm - Little Red Barn Door is a Geneva boutique shop featuring home decor, floral accents, accessories and thoughtful gifts for every season.
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‘It is definitely permanent’: Batavia food pantry finds its forever home
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Daily Herald photo contest winners for September 2025Oct 09, 2025 9:16 am - The winning entries in the Daily Herald’s amateur photo contest for September range from graceful egrets to tenacious porcupines.
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St. Charles nonprofit seeks volunteer Christmas gift shoppers for local students
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‘It’s never too late’: How to improve your health at any age
Oct 08, 2025 5:47 pm - When Florene Shuber was around 82 years old, she noticed that sometimes she’d trip and fall. There was a small gym near where she lived, so she met with a trainer and started working out regularly. Shuber is 91 now and said she feels younger and stronger than she did 10 years ago.
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From diagnosis to red carpet: City of Hope cancer survivors celebrate 5 years of lifeOct 08, 2025 4:05 pm - On Oct. 3, 358 cancer survivors celebrated five years since their diagnosis at City of Hope Cancer Center in Zion, including Charlene and Fely Kuhler, a family hit hard during the pandemic.
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‘The situation appears to be deteriorating:’ O’Hare is back to normal but for how long amid shutdown?Oct 08, 2025 1:45 pm - Experts predict disruptions may continue as the shutdown stress grows for unpaid government employees, including air traffic controllers.
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Neighboring churches in Elgin host fall fundraisers Oct. 18Oct 08, 2025 1:18 pm - Start your holiday season at Randall Road and Highland Avenue where neighboring Elgin churches — St. Hugh of Lincoln and Journey of Hope UMC — invite you to shop at their fall fundraisers on Saturday, Oct. 18.
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Unearthing an ancient hymn: ‘The First Hymn Project’ screening at Wheaton CollegeOct 08, 2025 12:08 pm - The First Hymn Project is a documentary film that traces the journey of the oldest Christian hymn discovered, dating back nearly 2,000 years and featuring lyrics referring to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
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Siblings’ fairy village attracts attention in Geneva neighborhoodOct 08, 2025 11:48 am - The Brayton siblings of Batavia have created a fairy village in their grandparents’ Geneva yard, using their imagination and creativity without digital devices. The village has attracted attention from neighbors and passers-by.