Lifestyle
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Gardens designed to shine when bathed in moonlightFeb 25, 2023 6:00 am - Planning this year's garden? My guess is you're envisioning plants bathed in daylight. But the problem is that by nightfall, when the sun has set and you're ready to kic...
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Book review: A boarding school whodunit fueled by feminist rage
Feb 25, 2023 5:00 am - "I Have Some Questions for You" by Rebecca Makkai (Viking) Take a pinch of "Prep," the boarding-school drama by Curtis Sittenfeld. Add a dollop of "My Da...
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Eugene Levy, very gingerly, explores the world for his 'Reluctant' travel show
Feb 25, 2023 5:00 am - NEW YORK - There are celebrities with TV travel shows who just can't wait to show you where they came from or push the limits of their bodies or go out of their way to l...
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Elgin Lions Club are taking orders for 39th annual Rose Day fundraiserFeb 24, 2023 10:00 pm - Members of the Elgin Lions Club are conducting their 39th annual Rose Day fundraiser. Rose Day is a major fundraising event for the club that began in 1984 and was so we...
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Can a condo association do away with proxies?Feb 24, 2023 5:00 am - Q: Our condominium association board is looking at adopting an "anti-harassment" rule. The rule would prohibit an owner from contacting any other owners to solicit proxi...
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Geneva nonprofit Fox Valley Hands of Hope shifts mission to grief counseling, mental health aidFeb 24, 2023 5:00 am - As more for-profit hospice programs became available and state certification regulations for that type of care created more challenges in the past few years, the not-for...
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'Cocaine Bear' is here to strike a blow to staid Hollywood
Feb 24, 2023 5:00 am - On Dec. 22, 1985, The Associated Press reported the following from Blue Ridge, Georgia: “Investigators searching for cocaine dropped by an airborne smuggler have found a...
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Olympic figure skater Jason Brown, once of Highland Park, gets a bobbleheadFeb 24, 2023 4:00 am - The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum has unveiled a bobblehead of U.S. Olympic figure skater Jason Brown, who grew up in Highland Park. The bobblehead feature...
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Naperville North science team advances to national competitionFeb 24, 2023 12:00 am - Whether it's a question about biology, chemistry or physics, Naperville North High School's science team is ready. So ready that the Huskies recently won a regional comp...
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Jaycees Seek Participants for 4th of July Parade and ExpoFeb 23, 2023 10:00 pm - Palatine's Hometown Fest is in it's 66th year and Parade and Expo applications are now open through the Palatine Jaycees' website at www.hometownfest.org. The Jaycees a...