Lifestyle
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In France, pesto is enriched with a umami bomb
Aug 31, 2023 6:00 am - Never to be outdone by their Italian neighbors, cooks in Provence have their own fragrant version of pesto. We first came across pistou in Marseille as a no-cook basil a...
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Long Grove's Irish Days includes a dog contest, men in kilts, musicAug 31, 2023 6:00 am - Historic downtown Long Grove is bringing back its annual Irish Days festival Saturday, Sept. 2, through Monday, Sept. 4, and organizers say this year's event will bigger...
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Schaumburg Music Academy still going strong after 50 years of teaching budding musiciansAug 31, 2023 6:00 am - In the midst of educating another generation of young musicians and vocalists, members of the Schaumburg Music Academy took a pause to celebrate the institution's 50th a...
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Denzel Washington's vigilante battles Italian mafia in 'Equalizer 3'
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Naperville's Party on the Parkway to help families facing homelessnessAug 31, 2023 1:00 am - Next week's Party on the Parkway in downtown Naperville will benefit Bridge Communities, a nonprofit that helps families facing homelessness. The event from 6 to 9 p.m. ...
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Pop-up food giveawaysAug 31, 2023 1:00 am - A pop-up food giveaway will be held from 10 a.m. to noon or until supplies last Saturday at Avon Township center, 433 E. Washington St., Round Lake Park. The event, spo...
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College students are still struggling with basic math. Professors blame the pandemic
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'Very proud of it': Park Ridge native premiering movie filmed in hometownAug 31, 2023 1:00 am - Greg Glienna drew upon two major life influences — stand-up comedy and his hometown of Park Ridge — to make his latest movie. A Los Angeles resident for the last two dec...
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Steppenwolf Theatre announces staff cuts in the wake of falling revenue, drop in attendance
Aug 31, 2023 1:00 am - Chicago's Steppenwolf Theatre is laying off 12% of its staff, effective immediately, in the wake of falling revenue streams, the end of federal COVID relief funding and ...
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TAWANI Foundation Awards $1M to the Greater Chicago Food DepositoryAug 30, 2023 11:00 pm - The TAWANI Foundation announces it has awarded a $1M grant to the Greater Chicago Food Depository (GCFD). Since 1979, the Food Depository has worked to provide food for ...