Lifestyle
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Bathroom lighting options can save moneySep 19, 2024 4:40 pm - People don’t often think about lighting and efficiency when it comes to bathroom remodeling, it is as important a factor as installing the proper vanity or plumbing fixtures.
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Full of fall flavors: Apple season sparks memories of apple frittersSep 19, 2024 4:03 pm - Penny Kazmier reminisces about the fall flavors she enjoyed as a kid. Specifically the fresh apple fritter. Here, she shares a recipe for a cake that brings those memories back.
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Libertyville bakery adds old-fashioned flair to bread makingSep 19, 2024 2:02 pm - The Hewn bakery, an “Illinois Made,” woman-owned business, creates authentic breads and pastries with old-fashioned care.
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These evangelicals are voting their values — by backing Kamala Harris
Sep 19, 2024 7:27 am - WASHINGTON — When the Rev. Lee Scott publicly endorsed Kamala Harris for president during the Evangelicals for Harris Zoom call on Aug. 14, the Presbyterian pastor and fa...
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Love for Tupperware wasn’t enough to save it from bankruptcy
Sep 18, 2024 5:09 pm - For almost eight decades Tupperware containers were a kitchen staple. The sturdy, “burping” bowls held not just leftovers but cherished family recipes. “Tupperware drawer...
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We can always make a comebackSep 18, 2024 1:55 pm - Annettee Budzban says that when we’re down, we can make a comeback.
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Elgin church to host classical and sacred duets for piano and organ Sept. 21Sep 18, 2024 12:59 pm - First Congregational Church of Elgin is hosting a concert with the Neufeld Brothers Duo on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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Wheaton’s Gary UMC welcomes author Philip Yancey on Oct. 4Sep 18, 2024 10:32 am - On Friday, Oct. 4, author Philip Yancey will talk about his new book, "What Went Wrong? Russia’s Lost Opportunity and the Path to Ukraine" at Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton.
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Literary connections: A focus on books at this year’s Bluff City Cemetery WalkSep 18, 2024 10:01 am - The 37th annual Bluff City Cemetery Walk on Sept. 21-22 is celebrating the 150th anniversary of Gail Borden Public Library. The Elginites selected have an association to either literacy, books, or Gail Borden. Each portrayal will include suggestions on what that Elginite’s favorite book might have been.
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Beekeeping discussion delayed in Des PlainesSep 18, 2024 9:49 am - Would-be amateur beekeepers in Des Plaines will have to wait a little longer to learn if they’ll be allowed to keep apiaries at their homes.