Lifestyle
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Cancer survivor finds powerful relationship with artistsFeb 17, 2022 5:00 am - Shortly after I was diagnosed with breast cancer, one of my friends told me about Twist Out Cancer and how inspired she had been by the story of Jenna Benn Shersher, who...
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Community rallies around Fremd staffer after wife's leukemia diagnosis, daughter's premature birthFeb 17, 2022 4:30 am - Family, friends and colleagues have rushed to provide support - including through a pair of fundraisers - to the family of a Fremd High School employee whose wife last w...
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Constable: Generational label confusion is one for the agesFeb 17, 2022 4:30 am - I'm not sure the "old skool" halftime show at the Super Bowl was aimed at me, but the legends of hip-hop connected with me on a generational level. For starters, I knew ...
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Game-based 'Uncharted' bites the dust - and cobwebs - in passionless, generic 'Raiders' knock-offFeb 17, 2022 4:00 am - “Uncharted” - ★ ½ Take Indiana Jones' first adventure, “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” strip away the clever dialogue, remove the richly drawn characterizations, disregard s...
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Geneva's Wine, Cheese & Trees event going virtual Feb. 26Feb 17, 2022 12:00 am - Geneva's "Wine, Cheese & Trees" fundraiser will be raising a glass virtually in 2022 to help fund the planting of new trees in the community. The city's Natural Resource...
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Tai Chi and a Balanced LifeFeb 16, 2022 10:00 pm - With spring around the corner and Omicron starting to retreat, now is a great time to return to all of those activities that bring joy and balance back into our lives. A...
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'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' spreads her wings in Season 4 of Amazon comedyFeb 16, 2022 10:00 pm - After being fired as Shy Baldwin's warm-up act at the close of Season 3, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” is thinking big in the much-anticipated fourth round of the Amazon c...
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Oakton Community College hosts exhibit of Chicago photographer Jay Boersma's workFeb 16, 2022 10:00 pm - An exhibition of Chicago photographer Jay Boersma's work has opened at Oakton Community College in Des Plaines. Called "Jay Boersma: The Consistency of His Vision," the ...
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BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha donates $5,000 to Wayne Township Food PantryFeb 16, 2022 10:00 pm - Anil Barot and Hitash Patel from BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha in Bartlett presented a $5,000 check to Wayne Township Food Pantry director Juanita Martinez and Wayne Townshi...
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Review: Sheila Heti offers a story strained by the surreal
Feb 16, 2022 6:00 am - 'œPure Colour,'ť by Sheila Heti (Farrar, Straus & Giroux) A world determined by death and desire drives Sheila Heti's 'œPure Colour.'ť Interwoven by narrative, theory a...