Lifestyle
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Local focus: How chambers of commerce are enticing shoppers to suburban downtownsNov 13, 2022 12:00 am - At local chambers of commerce around the suburbs, the quest has begun: To convince people to shop with their feet instead of their thumbs, in quaint storefronts instead ...
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Do your research before giving to charitiesNov 13, 2022 12:00 am - A 2022 New York Times article, "76 Fake Charities Shared a Mailbox. The I.R.S. Approved Them All," summarized how one individual set up dozens of tax-exempt entities, al...
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Arlington Heights group's Thanksgiving Storytelling Fest: The 1982 Tylenol murdersNov 13, 2022 12:00 am - A suburban woman whose father, uncle and aunt were victims of the 1982 Tylenol murders will be a featured guest at a Thanksgiving storytelling event Friday. Arlington He...
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'Black Panther' sequel scores 2nd biggest debut of 2022
Nov 12, 2022 10:00 pm - The box office roared back to life with the long-awaited release of "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever." The Marvel sequel earned $180 million in ticket sales from more tha...
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'Fall tulips' from Baheej continue to grow smilesNov 12, 2022 6:00 am - Have you ever seen “fall tulips?” Well, I have six stands of them in my front gardens. So special. They were especially pretty this year. They bloom in late September un...
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Kicked to the curb? Mums are perennials you can hold ontoNov 12, 2022 6:00 am - Signs of autumn are most apparent in colder climates, where fall foliage sets the landscape ablaze. But regardless of your location, chances are there's one familiar sea...
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Mindfulness worked as well for anxiety as drug in studyNov 12, 2022 5:00 am - Mindfulness meditation appears to work as well as a standard drug to treat anxiety. That's according to the first head-to-head comparison of the two options. The study t...
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Book review: Cormac McCarthy returns with cryptic 'The Passenger'
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Dempsey: 'Disenchanted' is an escape from dark-themed movies
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Suburban Skyview: New floodwater basin, ball fields at Nicholas-Dowden ParkNov 12, 2022 12:00 am - Heavy rains in 2017 left much of Libertyville's Crane Boulevard and surrounding streets under water. Kayakers were seen paddling along Nicholas-Dowden Park. Since then,...