Lifestyle
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Looking for quality and value in tax-time wine purchasesApr 05, 2023 6:00 am - Sure, it's remarkable to taste fine and rare wines while attending press events and trade shows. But when it's our dime financing the nightly quaff, wine geeks like me t...
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'The Super Mario Bros. Movie' is okey-dokey
Apr 05, 2023 6:00 am - “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” - ★ ★ ½ “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” with its vistas of primary colors, is here to brighten our dreary springs, T.S. Eliot be damned. Th...
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Sound check: Fruit Bats homecoming, JORDY, Pete Jive and two nights of the bluesApr 05, 2023 6:00 am - Pete Jive release show Looking ahead to his upcoming release "Demons, Dark Sides, and Downtime," Naperville alt-folk singer-songwriter Pete Jive brings his magnetic stag...
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Best bets: Walker Hayes, Jo Koy, Expo Chicago, AfterImage Film Festival and moreApr 05, 2023 5:00 am - Muddy birthday bash Bluesman Mud Morganfield honors his late father with the “Muddy Waters 110th Birthday Blues Jam” at the Des Plaines Theatre, 1476 Miner St., Des Plai...
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Palatine Jaycees seek participants for Fourth of July Parade, expoApr 04, 2023 11:00 pm - Palatine's Hometown Fest is in its 66th year, and parade and expo applications are now open through the Palatine Jaycees' website, www.hometownfest.org. The Jaycees are...
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It's Vitamin C-son!Apr 04, 2023 11:00 pm - Celebrated on April 4th each year, this day provides an opportunity for people to learn about the role of vitamin C in our skin cells, skin care, nutrition, and overall ...
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Roselle Lions to hold 'Hope Springs Eternal' blood drive April 13Apr 04, 2023 11:00 pm - The Roselle Lions Club is sponsoring a "Hope Springs Eternal" blood drive on Thursday, April 13, at the Roselle Fire Department, 100 E. Maple in Roselle. It will take p...
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Downtown Barrington Betty the Bull is moving! Temporarily.Apr 04, 2023 11:00 pm - Ten years ago, Betty, a Kinetic Steel Sculpture, was erected on the corner of Lake Street and Cook Street in Barrington's downtown shopping district. After a weeks-long ...
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Sailing school at Pistakee offers various classes this summer for all agesApr 04, 2023 11:00 pm - The Community Sailing School at Pistakee offers a variety of sailing classes catered to all ages, including beginner and advanced sailing camps, adult classes, Kindersai...
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Asparagus is a versatile spring vegetable for holiday meals