Lifestyle
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Elgin AAUW gives Women on the Brink the 2022 Charitable Giving AwardDec 11, 2022 10:00 pm - The Elgin Area branch of the American Association of University Women presented its charitable award to Women on the Brink at the organization's holiday luncheon on Satu...
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Mutual Ground CEO Michelle Meyer to depart in 2023Dec 11, 2022 10:00 pm - After 12 years leading the organization, Mutual Ground CEO Michelle Meyer has announced plans to depart the organization early next year. The Aurora-based nonprofit prov...
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Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley to host tutor training Jan. 10Dec 11, 2022 10:00 pm - Literacy Volunteers Fox Valley will host a free tutor training workshop in January. Currently, there are 20 adults who are waiting to learn. It will be held from 6:30-9 ...
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'The Equalizer's' Liza Lapira 'Must Love Christmas' in new CBS movieDec 11, 2022 6:30 am - Many people know lots of holiday stories, but few likely feel they're living inside one. That's the case for the romance novelist at the heart of "Must Love Christmas," ...
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Alcohol consumption spikes during holiday seasonDec 11, 2022 6:00 am - Q: I come from a large family, and we'll have a lot of holiday parties. I want to enjoy myself, but I also want to start the new year feeling healthy. My concern is more...
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'Beauty and the Beast' gets an anniversary makeover on ABCDec 11, 2022 6:00 am - For the holiday season, and to mark a milestone for the classic Disney movie, “Beauty and the Beast” is going hybrid. In the style used for a 2019 television staging of ...
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Holiday villages are a flexible tradition for many familiesDec 11, 2022 6:00 am - Whether in cardboard, wood or porcelain, little villages — with houses, shops, miniature figures and snowy fir trees — have long been part of many families' holiday deco...
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Five plants that say 'holidays'Dec 11, 2022 6:00 am - Holiday horticulture tends to revolve around the same handful of plants. So if you don't already have any or all of these five holiday plants, now is the time to get the...
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Many Christmas trees were cut weeks agoDec 11, 2022 6:00 am - When choosing a cut Christmas tree, select one with firm needles that don't drop off when the tree is raised up a few inches and dropped to the ground. A small amount of...
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Millennial Money: How credit cards can beat buy now, pay later
Dec 11, 2022 5:00 am - At first glance, a "buy now, pay later" plan's promise of no interest or upfront fees can seem more appealing than a credit card's terms. Dividing a transaction into, sa...