Lifestyle
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These evangelicals are voting their values — by backing Kamala Harris
Sep 19, 2024 7:27 am - WASHINGTON — When the Rev. Lee Scott publicly endorsed Kamala Harris for president during the Evangelicals for Harris Zoom call on Aug. 14, the Presbyterian pastor and fa...
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Love for Tupperware wasn’t enough to save it from bankruptcy
Sep 18, 2024 5:09 pm - For almost eight decades Tupperware containers were a kitchen staple. The sturdy, “burping” bowls held not just leftovers but cherished family recipes. “Tupperware drawer...
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We can always make a comebackSep 18, 2024 1:55 pm - Annettee Budzban says that when we’re down, we can make a comeback.
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Elgin church to host classical and sacred duets for piano and organ Sept. 21Sep 18, 2024 12:59 pm - First Congregational Church of Elgin is hosting a concert with the Neufeld Brothers Duo on Saturday, Sept. 21.
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Wheaton’s Gary UMC welcomes author Philip Yancey on Oct. 4Sep 18, 2024 10:32 am - On Friday, Oct. 4, author Philip Yancey will talk about his new book, "What Went Wrong? Russia’s Lost Opportunity and the Path to Ukraine" at Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton.
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Literary connections: A focus on books at this year’s Bluff City Cemetery WalkSep 18, 2024 10:01 am - The 37th annual Bluff City Cemetery Walk on Sept. 21-22 is celebrating the 150th anniversary of Gail Borden Public Library. The Elginites selected have an association to either literacy, books, or Gail Borden. Each portrayal will include suggestions on what that Elginite’s favorite book might have been.
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Beekeeping discussion delayed in Des PlainesSep 18, 2024 9:49 am - Would-be amateur beekeepers in Des Plaines will have to wait a little longer to learn if they’ll be allowed to keep apiaries at their homes.
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Senate Republicans again block legislation to guarantee women’s rights to IVF
Sep 18, 2024 9:10 am - Republicans have blocked for a second time this year legislation to establish a nationwide right to in vitro fertilization, arguing that the vote is an election-year stunt after Democrats forced a vote on the issue.
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Carbon monoxide in cigarette smoke harms healthSep 18, 2024 6:45 am - Every time a smoker inhales, they put their body into an increasing state of oxygen debt. The effects of tobacco use have been shown to do harm to virtually all of the tissues and metabolic functions in the body.
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Sheet pan salmon with miso-honey butter is a summery dinner for two
Sep 18, 2024 6:30 am - This speedy sheet pan salmon relies on the winning combination of miso, honey and butter to flavor broiled fish and seasonal vegetables. In the summer, corn and shishito peppers are a fun, quick-cooking combination.