Teresa Schmedding
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Bargains beckon on North Clark Street shopping meccaNov 06, 2021 1:42 pm - • Thanks to sisters Jane Brencic of Brookfield and Barb Schmecht of Woodridge for suggesting this Day Trip. If you have a story suggestion, e-mail Teresa Schmedding at t...
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How to add more green to your holidayNov 06, 2021 9:52 am - Christmas can be a time of great joy - and great waste. Here are a few ideas for making your holidays more eco-friendly. LED lights If everyone used LED Christmas lights...
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Holiday guide to charitable givingNov 06, 2021 3:08 am - How can you be sure that your charitable gift gets used effectively and ethically? Approach charitable giving like you would any financial decision: Take some time and d...
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Outside Art center focusing on Lee GodieNov 06, 2021 1:12 am - Chicago is well known for its odd characters that you may stumble across as you wander the streets, but Lee Godie was a character that stood above the rest. Godie, a sel...
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It's deer season -- on the roadNov 05, 2021 9:42 pm - Love is in the air - for deer, that is. And that means it's time for suburban drivers to be extra cautious, as the four-legged suitors dash across roads hoping to find a...
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Paddle power: Kayaking offers just the right strokeNov 04, 2021 9:39 am - Finally - it's summer in Chicago, and that means we only have a few more months to hit the water and get fit before winter returns and our fun freezes over. Kayaking m...
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Swede for a dayNov 04, 2021 12:29 am - A Korean restaurant, a bar filled with obscure Belgium beers, a German cemetery and a Neo-Futurist theater. Not quite what you'd expect in a Swedish neighborhood in Chic...
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Go for the BixNov 03, 2021 10:19 pm - It's only 7 a.m. and I'm already sweating, standing in a throng of similarly sweating people, gazing up a massive hill, wondering once again if I've lost my mind. But th...
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Plants galore at Garfield Park ConservatoryNov 03, 2021 8:06 pm - Stepping into Garfield Park Conservatory on Chicago's West Side is like stepping back in time. Ancient palms soar into the sky, almost as if stretching to break through...
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Bouncing off the wallsNov 03, 2021 7:25 pm - Thud. Thwak. Schwak. Pop. OK. I give up. There's no way to write the amazing sound of a hollow racquetball slamming into the floor, wall or ceiling, but not your body. T...