Lifestyle
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Six reasons to escape winter in Palm SpringsOct 31, 2024 1:33 pm - Remember those bone-chilling days in suburban Chicago last January? I do, and I remember how happy I was to hop on a flight bound for Palm Springs, California, with T-shirts and sandals in my suitcase.
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Home and garden calendar, Nov. 3-9Oct 31, 2024 6:00 am - Garden club meetings, holiday events, seed saving, plant swap and more.
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Good or evil?: How owls have been depicted in folklore and historyOct 31, 2024 6:00 am - Nature columnist and owl enthusiast Mark Spreyer takes a look at how owls have fascinated humans for centuries, and how they’ve been depicted in folklore, fiction and history.
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Charged up for change: The Lake County Forest Preserves transition to net-zero energyOct 30, 2024 2:28 pm - The new Ryerson Education Center, opened spring 2024, is the culmination of three years of planning and an ambitious goal: create a net-zero energy building that produces as much power as it consumes each year.
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Prospect Heights council to consider city’s first rules on keeping chickens Nov. 25Oct 30, 2024 2:17 pm - A more specific date of Nov. 25 has been scheduled for the Prospect Heights city council’s delayed first reading of proposed regulations on the keeping of chickens.
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Aurora pop-up food pantry returns Nov. 3Oct 30, 2024 1:23 pm - A pop-up drive-through food pantry will be held on Sunday, Nov. 3, in Aurora. The event is a joint effort of Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry and Westminster, Temple B'nai Israel, and Advent Christian Church of Aurora congregations.
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Aurora church launches monthly caregivers' support groupOct 30, 2024 1:07 pm - New Hope Advent Christian Church of Aurora has launched a monthly caregivers' support group.
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Immanuel Lutheran to host annual Veterans Dinner Nov. 10Oct 30, 2024 12:48 pm - As a thank you to those who have selflessly served in the nation’s armed forces, Immanuel Lutheran in East Dundee will be hosting a free dinner for veterans and their families on Sunday, Nov. 10.
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We can help each other with positive wordsOct 30, 2024 12:11 pm - Annettee Budzban says that we should be sure to speak positive words to each other.
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United Way and Paramount to air benefit for hurricane relief
Oct 30, 2024 11:37 am - United Way Worldwide and Paramount Global on Wednesday announced they will host a benefit Saturday to raise funds for those impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton.