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JANANI INC. It is one of a kind round the block Indian grocery store that does not restrict itself to the needs of Indian population alone. Americans, Asians and Hispanics have developed immense fondness for the store, w...
Book of the month: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn * Cheers! We have completed an entire year of our book-club, “Chai, Chat with Books”. We had our very first meeting in September 2012 hosted by Vasavi Chaka. This was followe...
Family Festival: Celebrate Diwali! Join us on Saturday, October 29, between 10:30 am - 3 pm for a free Family Festival to celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights! Create a workk of art inspired by Indian tradition...
I'd Like To Teach my dog some Kung Fu, turn all the bullies blue Live the life as Will-I-Am ,Throw objects like chocolate or ham Be a hero like Harry or Percy Have every world leader at my mercy Get rid of the job of a t...
I have been on a lifelong quest for God, that wondrous entity which would be the solution of all my problems. I could never describe God, but it did seem that understanding God meant eternal peace, bliss and joy. However...
Few people think of Plainfield, Illinois as a hotbed for competitive youth tennis, but two area pros are out to quickly change that. The Five Star Tennis summer camp began in June of 2008 with a total of 35 players from...
A monthly shower of Bollywood previews, reviews and my unsolicited views by Arup Raha If you believe you are a follower of “Bollywood”, do any of these names ring a bell in your mind - Pawan Kriplani, Shashant Shah, S Ma...
Understanding A Silver Lining to the Twilight Years The topic "A Silver Lining to the Twilight Years" addresses an important contemporary issue or experience. Rather than simple answers, thoughtful engagement requires nu...
Alka Tyle's candidacy for the District 204 school board in the western suburbs of Chicago represented a category of civic engagement that received limited media attention but whose aggregate importance to local governanc...
If you want your children to go to a school which is in a better school district- then live in that area. People pay huge taxes to live in such a neighborhood. If you cannot afford such a neighborhood then make time to i...
The January reinvention industry — the gym memberships sold and abandoned, the journal pages filled and blanked, the diet plans initiated and discontinued — operates on a reliable psychology. The new year creates a genui...
Personal trainer Kathryn Doyle Boulware returned for a second installment of holiday eating guidance — reflecting the genuine demand among readers who found the first piece useful and wanted more practical, non-guilt-lad...
New Year's Eve in the Chicago suburbs offers a range of options spanning the spectrum from family-friendly early celebrations to the full midnight countdown experience, serving a population that has discovered over the y...
The holiday gifting season presents the annual challenge of finding presents that feel considered rather than obligatory — things people will actually use, appreciate, or remember rather than quietly retire to a closet....
