Lifestyle
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Changing habits: If you're not Mr. or Mrs. Clean, accept helpJul 08, 2023 11:00 pm - We have all probably heard about Mr. Clean, the household cleaning solution. It reminds people and helps people to be clean. Now, I'm not going so far as to do real hou...
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Vapes flooding the U.S. market: Higher nicotine doses are quickly addicting teensJul 08, 2023 7:00 am - When the FDA first asserted the authority to regulate e-cigarettes in 2016, many people assumed the agency would quickly get rid of vapes with flavors like cotton candy,...
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Cruise on in to a car show in the suburbs July 9-13Jul 08, 2023 6:00 am - If you're a fan of car shows and cruise nights, look no further than the suburbs during the summer. Here are shows happening July 9-13. Elgin Classic Car Show: 10 a.m. t...
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Book review: Small-town nostalgia and inspiring sisterhood make 'Goodbye Earl' ideal summer reading
Jul 08, 2023 6:00 am - "Goodbye Earl: A Revenge Novel" by Leesa Cross-Smith (Grand Central) Whether you know the song by The Chicks or not, there's a lot to love about Leesa Cr...
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'This is really happening': Autonomous mowers help solve the labor shortage at DuPage sitesJul 08, 2023 1:00 am - They're guaranteed at least a double take from curious onlookers. When Ilya Sagalovich and his team unload their riding mowers and turn them loose on Monarch Park in Nap...
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Suburban Skyview: Patterns in the Fox RiverJul 08, 2023 1:00 am - A fisherman near the North Aurora dam is surrounded by patterns in the water as the Fox River spills over the dam. The Fox River, which starts in southern Wisconsin, flo...
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Portable air conditioners can be used in conjunction with central airJul 07, 2023 7:00 am - Q: With the kids grown and gone and just two of us here, Would it make sense to use a couple portable air conditioners than running the central air conditioner? A: Using...
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Condo association is not a charitable organizationJul 07, 2023 7:00 am - Q: An owner in our condominium would like to donate landscaping to the association, and has requested a receipt for the landscaping. He and other owners have volunteered...
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How a suburban career and wellness coach helps clients build happier livesJul 07, 2023 6:00 am - The amount of stress built up in many of us during the pandemic and the new normal it has produced in at-home work and everyday life is akin to the Mount Everest of tens...
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Gentrification leads to madness, cannibalism and laughs in Prime Video's 'The Horror of Dolores Roach'
Jul 07, 2023 6:00 am - When Justina Machado returns home to her native Chicago, she barely recognizes it. Machado grew up in Chicago's inner city, in the neighborhoods of Lincoln Park, Humbold...