Lifestyle
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Lucky dogs: Get the kids involved with making delicious pupcakes and dog biscuitsSep 27, 2023 6:00 am - One of the most popular classes I offer includes nothing to eat for the participants. In Best Furry Friends Forever, we make treats for our dogs. Some of the sweet kids ...
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An olive obsession inspires this recipe for tapenadeSep 27, 2023 6:00 am - One reason I love this recipe is because of how happy it makes my family. My family's olive obsession inspired this tapenade. My husband and all three of our boys can't ...
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Best bets: Terror Roulette, Peter Gabriel, Tower of Power and moreSep 27, 2023 6:00 am - Halloween happenings • Terror Roulette, a haunted house for fans who "wish to test their luck" in an interactive horror story, opens this weekend at the Arboretum o...
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A simple yet flavorful new potato dish does the trickSep 27, 2023 6:00 am - Luckily, one of the farmers at my local farmers market had some beautiful small yellow new potatoes available. These potatoes came with several big pluses. First, these ...
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'Everyone is in a dinosaur mood': How prehistoric giants took over downtown WheatonSep 27, 2023 5:30 am - They blink, flick their tails, crane their necks and bare their serrated teeth. No one extracted dinosaur DNA from amber-encased insects to bring these prehistoric creat...
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Invasive spotted lanternfly found for the first time in IllinoisSep 27, 2023 5:30 am - The invasive spotted lanternfly has been found for the first time in Illinois, the Illinois Department of Agriculture confirmed Tuesday, after a report of a live adult S...
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This year's Shermerfest comes at a momentous time for Northbrook Historical SocietySep 27, 2023 1:00 am - Fifty years ago in October 1973, several Northbrook residents met to decide if they wanted to organize an historical society. The group wouldn't incorporate until the f...
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On board with baked goods: The Great Sandeenie opens at Downers Grove Metra stationSep 27, 2023 1:00 am - After years of preparing pastries for friends or to sell at farmers markets, Jennifer Sandeen decided to take the plunge. In late August, she opened The Great Sandeenie,...
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Pumpkin Patch is coming to Prince of Peace in Elk GroveSep 26, 2023 11:00 pm - The Pumpkin Patch at Prince of Peace United Methodist Church in Elk Grove Village is returning again this year. The Patch will be open daily from Oct. 8 through Oct. 31....
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Casey's Safe Haven celebrating 10th anniversary with 'Down on the Farm' event Oct. 7Sep 26, 2023 11:00 pm - For the last decade, Casey's Safe Haven, NFP has taken in, given shelter, and provided new lives to equine that others would not and could not. They will be celebrating ...