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Beauty contests
Then-and-now photos tell the tale: Does this look like someone who hasn’t had a haircut since barbershops closed in March? Nearly a month ago, the governor declared that he’d sworn off barbers for the duration: “I’m going to turn into a hippie at...

Get ready for the fall surge in corona cases
First some facts: The 1918 flu hit the U.S. in three waves. The first wave came in March 1918 and tailed off by the early summer. But there were still low levels of virus circulating around. The first wave was bad, but didn’t hold a candle to what was going to come.

Media must do better in covering the crisis
We’re in the midst of a global crisis that might eventually prove to be empirechanging. On top of the massive health scare, the nation is suffering through its sharpest employment and business collapse in its entire history.

LETTERS
In the early days of his candidacy for governor, I had an opportunity to meet with JB Pritzker about his position on violence against women issues. What impressed me that day was not so much what Mr. Pritzker knew about the issues, though he knew a lot.

Six figures of trouble
After Candace Wanzo was walked out of the secretary of state’s office, where she was a supervisor in the vehicle licensing division, investigators with the inspector general’s office searched her office, plus storage areas, and found more than $155,410 in uncashed checks and money orders made out to the state.

BAD JUDGMENT
What do you do if you’re a federal judge who’s been removed from hearing criminal matters because you got caught sending emails to former colleagues at the U.S. attorney’s offi ce about things you shouldn’t be discussing, including a case over which you’re presiding? If you’re U.

CANDLELIGHT VIGIL
It was a stark sight. On Sunday night, the steps of the Abraham Lincoln statue, in front of the Capitol, were afl ame with nearly 2,000 candles. Each candle represented a person in Illinois who died after being infected with the new coronavirus. Scott McFarland organized the vigil.

Groceries to go
Not everyone has the privilege of paying extra for grocery delivery. But health experts are telling us, especially those older and the immune compromised, to limit public exposure. So many are turning to online shopping for pick-up and delivery options.

Springfield's ERA battle stars in new TV series
“I’d like to burn you at the stake.” Considered a mother of the women’s liberation movement, Peoria native Betty Friedan spoke those words to Phyllis Schlafly during a 1973 talk show appearance and subsequent debate at Illinois State University in Bloomington.

The buzz on urban bees
Urban beekeeping is a growing trend. It may seem odd to many to keep bees in an urban area, but bees in cities are actually more likely than rural bees to survive the winter as well as Colony Collapse Disorder (the main culprit of bee decline). This is due to the more varied diet and better immune systems of city bees.

Victory gardens
In unsettled times, people often turn to gardening, not only to provide for peace of mind, but also the sense of security that growing one's own food can nurture. A backyard garden can create a place of tranquility and calm, putting hands into earth and observing biological life going about their animal ways free of concern.

Easy updates you can do yourself
So you’ve been dreaming of updating your home, but the cost of new flooring or a kitchen remodel doesn’t fit your budget? Don’t despair. There are lots of ways to revitalize and update your home without breaking the bank. Check out these simple updates and fixes that will give your home a fresh new look, inside and out.

Home fixups on a budget
Spring is finally here and it is prime time for home projects. Since you have been looking at the inside of your home for more than a month, it’s likely you have come up with some ideas to give your home a facelift, make it more enjoyable, or maybe even prepare it for sale.

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Time to declutter
The steps to decluttering and then organizing are the same for large projects and small. First, look at your project and envision an end result. Often this will be something along the lines of, “I want everything to have a place and everything to be in that place.

Pesto pandemico
After weeks of homeschooling, discombobulated grocery shopping, and what felt like an endless winter, the novelty of staying home to stymie the spread of a novel virus has thoroughly worn off. Our household has begun to settle into a new sort of normal.

Month of May(be) music
As we enter our seventh week of talking about live music without public performances, it’s so appropriate to be starting the month of May. And that’s only because I’ve referred to it as the month of Maybe for years and now May is very much a maybe month.

THE CALENDAR
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HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS | A May Day tradition
HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS | A May Day tradition.

LIVE MUSIC
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