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A guide to chia, flax and hemp seeds, a.k.a. ‘super seeds’

By Leah Koenig
Jul 09, 2025 4:54 am - While chia, flax and hemp seeds are all nutritional powerhouses, they are neither identical nor completely interchangeable. Here’s a breakdown of each seed’s nutrition and culinary bona fides to help guide you in the supermarket and the kitchen.
Elgin’s Christ the Lord Lutheran Church welcomes new members

By Carla Vanatta, Christ the Lord Lutheran
Jul 08, 2025 10:22 pm - New members will be welcomed at Christ the Lord Lutheran Church in Elgin on July 13.
Swiss medicines authority issues first approval for antimalarial drug for treatment of infants

By JAMEY KEATEN
Jul 08, 2025 3:54 pm - Switzerland's medical products authority has granted the first approval for a malaria medicine designed for small infants, touted as an advance against a disease that takes hundreds of thousands of lives — nearly all in Africa — each year.
With time running out, American Airlines seeks injunction to stop United acquiring O’Hare gates

By Marni Pyke
Jul 08, 2025 2:18 pm - Gate wars ramp up at O’Hare as American asks judge to intervene immediately to prevent losing gates to United.
Wheeling Township mental health board seeking grant applicants

By Steve Zalusky
Jul 08, 2025 2:13 pm - The Wheeling Township Community Mental Health Board is now accepting grant applications from agencies that serve township residents with needs related to mental illness, intellectual or developmental disabilities, or substance use disorder.
I took a break from cooking for my family, so I made myself a sandwich

By Joe Yonan
Jul 08, 2025 6:01 am - This vegetarian sandwich uses thin slices of smoked tofu, apple, Gouda and arugula on dark bread to hit tangy, sweet, earthy and peppery notes with little effort. The recipe calls for aged Gouda, but you can use vegan Gouda-style slices instead. The recipe is built for one, but can be easily scaled up for a group.
This warm and smoky shrimp salad with chorizo is a weeknight win

By Ellie Krieger
Jul 08, 2025 5:30 am - In this colorful main-course salad, a sauté of smoked-paprika-spiced shrimp, tomatoes and chorizo tops spinach, which softens in the warm pan juices. It’s a boldly flavored and healthy meal that comes together in minutes.
This corn fried rice is a force of flavor, thanks to salt, sugar and MSG

By Aaron Hutcherson
Jul 08, 2025 5:26 am - This pantry-friendly fried rice includes canned corn, scallions, ginger and garlic. It’s seasoned with a trio of salt, sugar and MSG, alongside black and white peppers, for an explosion of flavor. If you’re unfamiliar with MSG, it adds a delicious savoriness that’s hard to beat.
Dried bay leaves bring layers of flavor to Portuguese-style beef skewers

By CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL
Jul 08, 2025 5:05 am - On the Portuguese island of Madeira, espetadas are made by threading chunks of beef onto fresh-cut branches of bay and cooking the skewers over the embers of a fire. This streamlined take on espetadas uses pulverized dried bay leaves to season the meat before grilling on metal skewers.
Wheaton’s Gary UMC volunteers build homes in Indiana

Submitted by Janet Mathis
Jul 07, 2025 9:42 pm - A group of volunteers from Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton traveled to Lafayette, Indiana this summer to build homes with Habitat for Humanity.

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