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Constable: Hanukkah menorahs, dreidels go from traditional to wacky
Nov 27, 2021 4:46 PM - Hanukkah has become a popular holiday with menorahs and dreidels crafted by fine artists, or with whimsical, wacky offerings that are especially fun for kids.
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St. Charles High School Class of '60 celebrate 60th reunion
Nov 27, 2021 12:37 AM - The 60th reunion weekend for the St. Charles High School Class of 1960 was filled with laughter and nostalgia. -
Thinking good thoughts, and what we have learned during COVID
Nov 27, 2021 7:00 AM - Recently I mentioned to a friend that I was feeling a little down, having a bit of a bad day. She gave me some good advice. I was missing Baheej and feeling like COVID-19 was going to last forever, a permanent state of life, despite our vaccinations and boosters. I guess I was feeling exhausted with being restricted -- however self-imposed.
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Children can get two vaccines at the same visit
Nov 27, 2021 7:00 AM - Children ages 5 years and older who are eligible for COVID-19 vaccination can get a COVID-19 vaccine and a flu vaccine at the same visit. -
No such thing as a harmless tobacco product
Nov 27, 2021 7:00 AM - Q: You've written about the harm to the body from using tobacco products, which has been very helpful. I am especially interested in the details regarding chewing tobacco. I have two middle-aged sons with whom I want to share this information. -
Book review: 'You've Reached Sam' delivers an emotional YA debut
Nov 27, 2021 7:30 AM - In Dustin Thao's "You've Reached Sam," Julie is a senior. She wants to go to Reed College and write for a living. She dreams of returning to big city life with her boyfriend, Sam. But Sam is dead, and Julie's uncertain future is made even more precarious when she discovers a way to talk to him again.
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Book review: A hider of people is hunted in 'Left-Handed Twin'
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Association president should vote on most issues
Nov 27, 2021 7:00 AM - Q: The president of the board of our homeowners' association does not vote on any matter or motion that comes before the board, except if there is a tie vote. She says she is not supposed to vote in general, and that the board president only votes to break a tie.
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How Chicago-area theaters gave Stephen Sondheim musicals a boost
Nov 27, 2021 7:44 AM - Chicago arts institutions played an important part in the development of two musicals by Stephen Sondheim. And the American theater legend who died Friday at age 91 also has been celebrated by suburban venues over decades. -
Batavia man is the 100th person to receive minimally invasive heart procedure at Elgin hospital
Nov 27, 2021 12:13 AM - Sherman Hospital doctors on Nov. 16 performed their 100th TAVR procedure on John Schweisthal of Batavia, to treat valve and structural heart conditions, including aortic stenosis, without open heart surgery. Schweisthal was preparing to have hip replacement surgery when his doctors told him he needed the heart procedure first.
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