Lifestyle
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Carolyn Hax: Mom is angry daughter chose to spend holiday with her aunt
Mar 10, 2025 9:25 am - Mom is angry that daughter chose to spend the holidays with her aunt’s family, who she had spent frequent time with over the years. Now the siblings are not talking. Carolyn Hax says to offer some grace and find why she is upset in the first place.
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Setting up your kids for lifelong nutritional successMar 08, 2025 8:33 am - Family mealtimes shape kids’ relationships with food. Here’s how to make them count toward better nutrition.
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A new cookbook ties healthy eating to good sleep
Mar 08, 2025 8:32 am - If bad food can keep you awake, can good food help you sleep? A sleep researcher and food magazine editor teamed up to answer the question — and the result is a 28-day meal plan designed to deliver the nutrients needed for quality sleep.
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3D mammograms offer different angles and greater detailMar 08, 2025 8:32 am - For women with dense breast tissue, 3D mammograms offer a better diagnostic view compared to standard 2D mammograms.
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Grief & healing: Pondering the possibilities after the death of a petMar 08, 2025 8:30 am - Grief can often involve grieving the loss of a beloved pet. The bond can be so strong that people may wonder, and some even report, communication with a pet after they die.
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State lawmakers mull ban on declawing catsMar 07, 2025 6:01 pm - Illinois lawmakers are considering banning declawing cats, seen as inhumane by many animal rights advocates. While several cities have passed bans, some interests express concerns that an outright prohibition on the procedure, could limit veterinarians from helping cats with certain conditions and could even lead to more cats being abandoned or euthanized.
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Westminster Christian, Harvest Christian Academy partnering to launch a new independent schoolMar 07, 2025 12:56 pm - Westminster Christian School and Harvest Christian Academy are combining forces to launch a new independent Christian school in 2026, uniting their commitment to academic and spiritual growth.
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Celebrate International Women’s Day with Together We RideMar 07, 2025 11:40 am - With the mercury oozing upward and club rides underway, women are taking the lead locally, nationally and globally with bike rides rolling through March 11 for the sixth annual International Women’s Day Together We Ride celebration of International Women’s Day.
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U-46 TalentFest competition will showcase top performers from district high schoolsMar 07, 2025 10:19 am - Elgin Area School District U-46's talented high schoolers will showcase their skills at the 14th annual TalentFest on March 19 at the Hemmens in Elgin.
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Differing opinions among South Barrington candidates on controversial church planMar 07, 2025 6:40 am - A candidate for South Barrington’s village board has criticized how village officials handled a controversial proposal to build a church and religious school on vacant land in town. Other candidates defended the way the village dealt with the matter, which now is in legal limbo.