Lifestyle
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Mount Prospect neighborhood parade may be short, but has a long historyJul 10, 2024 12:01 pm - The Wa Pella Street Parade in Mount Prospect isn’t exactly a high-profile July 4th event, but it has shown remarkable staying power — neighbors and former neighbors have kept its tradition alive for 75 years.
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From classroom bees to museum murals: Lake County artist’s inspiring pathJul 10, 2024 11:44 am - Samantha Gallagher has transformed her lifelong love for insects and drawing into a business. The Lake County Forest Preserves commissioned Gallagher to create 11 cicada illustrations that make up a large part of the Dunn Museum’s special exhibition, “Celebrating Cicadas.”
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Carolyn Hax: Snobby guests skewer aunt for wedding attireJul 10, 2024 11:09 am - Sister-in-law failed to adhere to the wedding “dress code” and was skewered by the guests. Carolyn Hax says that the snobby comments should have been nipped in the bud.
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Carolyn Hax: Parents ‘very opinionated’ about how their children’s partners look
Jul 10, 2024 10:57 am - Q: Ever since we started dating, our parents have been very opinionated about what the people my brother and I date should look like. They’ve completely alienated my brot...
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Home and garden calendar July 14-20Jul 10, 2024 7:15 am - Garden club meetings, garden walks and more.
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Our Saviour’s Church to host ‘Hidden Figures’ screening July 17Jul 10, 2024 12:12 am - Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church, with two campuses in central Naperville, will host a free viewing and discussion of "Hidden Figures" on Wednesday, July 17.
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Let the pruning begin: New growth is vigorous this yearJul 09, 2024 10:37 pm - New growth, which has been vigorous this summer, stops by early July, so now is the right time to prune shrubs into shape.
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Dig into dip for dinner with this spanakopita-inspired dish
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New Tradition Chorus to perform Aug. 25 at Huntley churchJul 09, 2024 3:45 pm - The award-winning a capella New Tradition Chorus will perform on Sunday, Aug. 25, at Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church in Huntley.
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Target will stop accepting personal checks next week. Are the days of the payment method numbered?
Jul 09, 2024 2:25 pm - NEW YORK — Target will no longer accept personal checks from shoppers as of July 15, another sign of how a once ubiquitous payment method is going the way of outmoded obj...