Lifestyle
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Make this refreshing bean and corn salad for summer celebrationsJun 27, 2024 3:20 pm - For July Fourth, Don Mauer is making a bean and corn salad using frozen, organic sweet corn just in case fresh corn from Illinois is not available.
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Teen fighting pediatric cancer says Camp One Step has brought light and hope and enabled him to be a kid againJun 27, 2024 9:18 am - Eighteen-year-old Trevor Pavey has been on a tremendously challenging pediatric cancer journey since being diagnosed with medulloblastoma in 2016.
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Condo attic dwellers beware: Common elements not up for grabsJun 26, 2024 10:16 pm - The empty attic space above your condo might be a tempting place to build a home office, but such common elements cannot be taken over by a unit owner without approval by all owners.
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Get ready for the Swedish Days Bicycle Ride on July 7Jun 26, 2024 2:49 pm - The Fox Valley Bicycle & Ski Club’s Swedish Days Ride July 7 offers six routes ranging from the new Family Ride (12 miles) to the Double Metric Century (133 miles). This year, you also can create your own ride by combining colored loops.
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Cutting loose at Randhurst Village Street FestJun 26, 2024 1:54 pm - Randhurst Village Street Fest featured food, music, games and family activities in Mount Prospect.
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Sculpture in the Park to become a year-round display in St. CharlesJun 26, 2024 1:08 pm - The St. Charles Park District’s Sculpture in the Park will be a year-round display starting this summer. By next week, all of this year’s sculptures will be in place and the popular community event becomes something to enjoy for 12 months.
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Customer service skills can help with anyoneJun 26, 2024 12:58 pm - Annettee Budzban says we can use the lessons of customer service with each other.
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Gary UMC Bible camps donate to missionsJun 26, 2024 10:13 am - Kids as young as preschool donated to missions through Gary United Methodist Church’s two Bible camps this summer in Wheaton.
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Along for the Ride: How adaptive biking enriches the lives of people with disabilitiesJun 26, 2024 6:00 am - Two Chicago-based nonprofits with suburban connections — Out Our Front Door and Envision Unlimited — are pioneering adaptive biking to deliver outdoor experiences, seemingly unattainable not long ago, to individuals with special needs.
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How to care for houseplants during a heat wave
Jun 25, 2024 11:15 pm - Houseplants, like their garden-planted siblings, can suffer in excessive heat, whether from the outside temperature or the air conditioner.