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Tim Johnson says he plants all summer long and advises readers to keep plants moist before they are planted.

Gardening tips for watering new plants and controlling weeds

Tim Johnson shares planting and watering tips, including keeping plants moist before planting and providing proper watering for containerized and balled-and-burlapped plants.

Adam Dagley, the facility manager at Peck Farm Park, during a recent Geneva Public Library presentation titled “Exploring the World of Illinois Prairie.”

A passion for prairies: Peck Farm Park manager shares his love for Illinois grasslands

Adam Dagley, facilities manager at Peck Farm Park in Geneva, is passionate about prairies. In a recent presentation, he discussed the importance of prairies in Illinois and the efforts being made to preserve them.

The new “James & Elizabeth Bramsen Tropical Forests” outdoor primate complex at Brookfield Zoo Chicago opens to the public today.

$66 million ‘Tropical Forests’ opens today at Brookfield Zoo Chicago with close gorilla encounters

Brookfield Zoo Chicago’s “Tropical Forests,” the result of the largest and most ambitious project in its history, gets its public debut Friday.

Gary Sinise & The Lt. Dan Band will return to Cantigny for the first time in a decade on July 12 in a benefit concert for the West Suburban Foundation for Disabled Veterans in Wheaton.

‘We have a great history’: Gary Sinise & The Lt. Dan Band returns to perform fundraising concert at Cantigny

Gary Sinise & The Lt. Dan Band will perform a benefit concert for the West Suburban Foundation for Disabled Veterans on July 12 at Cantigny in Wheaton.

To get those perfect grill marks, place the steaks on the grill on the diagonal, at about a 45-degree angle across the direction of the grates.

How to cook the perfect steak, grill marks and all

A juicy steak is — for many — the pinnacle of grilling options. Caramelized and sizzling on the outside, pink and tender on the inside, with those beautiful crosshatch marks that let you know exactly how your steak was prepared. Here’s how to get to that perfect beefy nirvana.

Kristina Burns with her emerging mural on the two sides of a building at 530/532 N. Milwaukee Ave., in downtown Libertyville.

‘It’s just pure joy’: Mural adds vibrant burst of color in downtown Libertyville

Bursts of color have emerged as a floral mural takes shape on a back lot in downtown Libertyville dominated by pavement and power lines.

Metra, Pace and the CTA are offering free rides for K-12 students on Aug. 18, the first day of school in Chicago and a number of other suburban districts.

Kids and teens can catch a free transit ride Aug. 18. The catch? It’s back to school

CTA, Metra and Pace will continue tradition of freebies on the first day of classes for grades K-12.