Lifestyle
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How to stay healthy during cold, flu and COVID-19 season
Jan 26, 2024 6:30 am - Winter is here, inflicting its usual array of symptoms — coughs, nasal congestion, fatigue and fever — and, this year, a new COVID-19 variant is dominating the scoreboard...
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Should home inspectors mention asbestosJan 26, 2024 6:30 am - Q: From time to time, your column addresses the subject of asbestos, and you sometimes refer to building materials as “possibly containing asbestos.” As a home inspector...
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Kitchen design trending toward smarter, warmerJan 26, 2024 6:15 am - The most functional, valued and essential room in your home remains your kitchen – a sacred space where family members regularly gather to prep food, enjoy meals and cong...
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How Batavia Park District’s new community center will benefit the cityJan 26, 2024 6:00 am - A year ago, the Batavia Park District revealed it would name its future community center in honor of longtime park board member and president Patrick Callahan. For a mome...
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Types of liability insurance for associationsJan 26, 2024 6:00 am - Q. Our association is considering a change in its liability insurance carrier. We currently have what I understand is a “claims made” liability insurance policy...
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Are security deposits more trouble than they are worth?Jan 26, 2024 6:00 am - Q. I have owned rental property in the Chicago suburbs for many years. Over the past year or two, many of the folks that I know that also rent property in the area st...
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Chef’s Culinary Celebration to fund West Suburban Community Pantry’s efforts to fight hungerJan 25, 2024 8:09 pm - West Suburban Community Pantry in Woodridge is meeting the increasing need to fight hunger with the organization’s popular annual fundraiser, the Chefs’ Culinary Celebrat...
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Harper College’s Darlett Bernard to receive Excellence in Service Award at MLK eventJan 25, 2024 3:28 pm - For more than 17 years, Darlett Bernard has been bringing hot food — and a warm smile — to students, employees and guests on Harper’s campus. As the catering supervisor f...
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Hungry for history: Black-eyed peas star in this shape-shifting saladJan 25, 2024 12:53 pm - Food is a natural – and tasty – way to explore geography, history and culture outside our own. And cooking with kids is a great way to incorporate life lessons. I recentl...
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How pets can help you stay healthyJan 25, 2024 6:25 am - Pets provide companionship, structure and distraction from our concerns. They can also contribute to better physical and mental well-being, yielding substantial health benefits.