Lifestyle
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Grief & healing: It’s difficult to celebrate Father’s Day without fathersJun 22, 2024 6:00 am - The celebration of Father’s Day changes over the years as we lose those close to us, but if we expand our view, there are still fathers to celebrate.
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Annual Long Grove Strawberry Fest runs through SundayJun 21, 2024 6:50 pm - The Long Grove Strawberry Fest kicked off Friday in the village’s historic downtown. The fest has strawberry-centered cuisine, family activities and entertainment.
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Naperville man wins national obstacle course race after a ‘widow-maker’ heart blockageJun 21, 2024 2:04 pm - A 95% blockage of the widow-maker artery nearly ended Ken Gray’s life; yet the Naperville 60-year-old went on to become a national champion in obstacle course racing. No...
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First indicator of West Nile virus reported in Lake CountyJun 21, 2024 11:52 am - First indicator of West Nile virus this season reported in Lake County
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Can a marriage survive a gender transition? Yes, and even thrive. How these couples make it work
Jun 20, 2024 7:18 am - Marissa Lasoff-Santos and the person she would marry quickly fell head over heels in love. Lasoff-Santos was a gay woman. Her girlfriend was a bisexual woman — or so they...
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The Ten Commandments must be displayed in Louisiana classrooms under requirement signed into law
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‘He was so good’: Fox Valley rockers from Deluxury, The Boyzz and more to reunite in concert to support Mooseheart, honor fallen bandmateJun 20, 2024 6:00 am - A group of Fox Valley musicians, including members of The Boyzz, Deluxury and Cock ‘n Bull, will join for “Rock Da Fox, Legends of the Valley,” a memorial concert for guitarist John Abel and a fundraiser for Mooseheart.
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‘Couldn’t put it down’: Fox River Radio League to mark 100 years with all-night event
Jun 20, 2024 6:00 am - A Kaneville father and his four sons are among the members of the Fox River Radio League, which marks its 100th year this month with a 24-hour Amateur Radio Field Day from 1 p.m. Saturday, June 22, to 1 p.m. Sunday, June 23 at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve in St. Charles.
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‘You can’t do this on your own’: Cook Co. sheriff’s program helps recovering addicts maintain sobrietyJun 19, 2024 5:52 pm - Four decades into his recovery, self-described former street hustler and ex-convict Benny Lee still attends weekly meetings that help him maintain sobriety. “I’ve sat where you sit,” he told more than 40 people at Ready 4 Recovery, a Cook County sheriff’s department program for individuals who’ve completed drug and/or alcohol treatment and need ongoing support.
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The 17-year cicadas will die out soon. Here’s what to do after they’re gone
Jun 19, 2024 5:00 pm - Soon, the Chicago area will stop buzzing with the noise heard only every 17 years. So what do you do with dead cicadas and exoskeletons?