Lifestyle
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Dining out: Stan's Donuts spices up fall menu with 7 new drinks, 3 new doughnutsSep 06, 2023 11:00 pm - Pumpkin spice Fall is here at Stan's Donuts & Coffee with the debut of three new doughnuts and seven spiced drinks this week. Pastry flavors include the Apple Cider...
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Actor Jeff Daniels releasing new Audible audio memoir 'Alive and Well Enough'
Sep 06, 2023 11:00 pm - NEW YORK - Jeff Daniels tackles his life and career in an absorbing, unconventional way this month with a music- and skit-filled audio memoir from Audible that he calls ...
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Soup is the tasty way to get in your daily vegetablesSep 06, 2023 6:00 am - I was recently reminded that we're supposed to eat 3 cups of vegetables and 2 cups of fruit per day to maintain a healthy diet. Gosh, that's a lot of green stuff - and t...
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Creative ways to use boxed red wine beyond drinking itSep 06, 2023 6:00 am - Schlepping has got to be everyone's least favorite idea of a good time when it comes to outdoor dining, and wine is a prime offender. In standard packaging, wine is heav...
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Come hungry: Taste of Chicago is finally hereSep 06, 2023 6:00 am - It's same place, different time for the Taste of Chicago when it returns to Grant Park Friday through Sunday, Sept. 8-10. The free food and music event, a sweaty, summer...
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Festivals Sept. 8-14: Northern Illinois Airshow, Festival of the Vine, Winfield Good Old Days, Itasca OktoberfestSep 06, 2023 6:00 am - Starts before Friday Elgin Fringe Festival: Wednesday through Sunday, Sept. 6-10, in downtown Elgin. Opening night Wednesday at the Martini Room. Most performances ...
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Batavia providing temporary home for interfaith food pantrySep 06, 2023 1:00 am - The Batavia Interfaith Food Pantry and Clothes Closet will soon have to leave its longtime home. But the city of Batavia has arranged for a temporary replacement, and wi...
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'Coats for Kids' drive opens at Mount Prospect fire stationsSep 06, 2023 1:00 am - The Mount Prospect Fire and Human Services departments holding a "Coats for Kids" drive through Oct. 22 at three village fire stations. Donations of new and slightly use...
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Hanover Park employees re-create village's globe logo with cans of donated foodSep 06, 2023 1:00 am - Hanover Park village employees embraced the spirit of this summer's Warhol-themed canned food drive by turning a number of the 498 cans they donated into a sculpture of ...
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Pup-friendly Lazy Dog Restaurant plans 2024 opening in NorthbrookSep 06, 2023 1:00 am - The Northbrook Plan Commission will hold a public hearing on an application by Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar, set to open next year at Willow Festival. Based in Costa Mesa, ...