Lifestyle
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Home inspector ignores known fire hazardMay 07, 2023 6:00 am - Q: When I bought my house, the home inspector reported no problems with the main electrical panel. After moving in, my insurance company requested a photograph of the pa...
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'You've changed someone's life': McHenry County honors top teachers
May 07, 2023 1:00 am - Renae St. Clair said she's normally talkative, but after winning the Educator of the Year Award on Saturday, she didn't know what to say. Having created the Medical Acad...
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Eyes to the skies as kites soar over Hoffman EstatesMay 07, 2023 1:00 am - The few white, puffy clouds seen floating over Hoffman Estates had competition for the attention of sky-gazers Sunday afternoon, as kites soared high above Fabbrini Park...
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Reaching out to help others is a way to heal oneselfMay 06, 2023 7:00 am - It seems helping others also has the effect of helping yourself. That's something to think about when bereaved. Not at first of course. When a very dear one dies, we are...
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Fertilize ground before plantingMay 06, 2023 7:00 am - Apply fertilizer to garden beds if needed. Most gardens in the Chicago region have soil with adequate levels of phosphorus, so choose a fertilizer with little or no phos...
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In new cookbook, Miranda Lambert reveals recipes that fed her
May 06, 2023 6:00 am - When she was a teenager, Miranda Lambert listened at the dinner table while her grandmother, her mother and their friends swapped gossip, life lessons and stories from E...
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Book review: In 'Homegrown,' Jeffrey Toobin looks at Oklahoma City bombing
May 06, 2023 6:00 am - "Homegrown: Timothy McVeigh and the Rise of Right-Wing Extremism" by Jeffrey Toobin (Simon & Schuster) In the nearly three decades that have passed since the Oklaho...
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Bartlett PD has record turnout for Family Fishing DerbyMay 06, 2023 1:00 am - Around 200 people lined the shore of Beaver Pond in Bartlett for the hourlong Family Fishing Derby, which was hosted by the Bartlett Police Department Saturday. Members ...
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Suburban Skyview: 500,000 tulips at Kuipers Family FarmMay 05, 2023 11:00 pm - There is a lot of flower power right now in Maple Park — specifically, 500,000 tulips. Midwest Tulip Fest at Kuipers Family Farm is open daily through at least Mothe...
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Fort Payne NSDAR announces annual awards and scholarshipsMay 05, 2023 11:00 pm - Fort Payne Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution, held its annual awards ceremony on Sunday, April 16, at St. John's Episcopal Church in Napervi...