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Friday, July 19, 2019

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People cool off in the fountains of the Trocadero gardens, in front of the Eiffel Tower, in Paris, Friday, June 28. Schools are spraying kids with water and nursing homes are equipping the elderly with hydration sensors as France and other nations battle a record-setting heat wave baking much of Europe.

The heat goes on: June toastiest on record, July may follow

The heat goes on: Earth sizzled to its hottest June on record as the climate keeps going to extremes.
String lights, such as the Edison lights from World Market, add ambience and softness to small outdoor spaces.

Don't let a small balcony stop you from enjoying the space

When interior designer Kyra Williams lived in Paris, she was always happy to see her fellow city dwellers perched on their balconies, enjoying coffee with friends. "If you're in the heart of an amazing city, your apartment is probably really tiny, so real estate is important," says Williams.
Seasonal interpreter Jessica Toran shows Hannes Fischer how to walk on stilts during Farmhands Summer Camp at Kline Creek Farm in West Chicago.

Take a stroll back to the 1890s at Kline Creek Farm

There is a gravel path that serves as something of a time tunnel at Kline Creek Farm near West Chicago. It starts at the parking lot and modern visitors center. But as you follow it back through the trees and along the footbridge across the creek, you slowly step back in time until you emerge at a farmstead that operates much as it did in the 1890s.
While backyard chickens have been rejected twice before in Rolling Meadows, a new city council this week expressed openness to the idea.

Twice rejected, backyard chickens back on table in Rolling Meadows

A little more than a year after city leaders rejected calls to allow backyard chickens, a new Rolling Meadows council is open to the idea.
Male Aedes albopictus mosquitoes: Researchers zapped the insects with a small dose of radiation and infected them with a virus-fighting bacterium called Wolbachia.
Scientists find new way to kill disease-carrying mosquitoes
Scientists say they nearly eliminated disease-carrying mosquitoes on two islands in China using a new technique. The downside: It may not be practical for larger areas and may cost a lot of money.
FaceApp, which uses artificial intelligence to “age” people, has gone viral. Tech columnist Geoffrey A. Fowler tried it himself — and explored the privacy implications.
You downloaded FaceApp. Here's what you've just done to your privacy.
When an app goes viral, how can you know if it's all good fun -- or covertly violating your privacy by, say, sending your face to the Russian government? That's the burning question about FaceApp.
Carnival rides are one of the draws at Lake Zurich Alpine Fest.
Festivals July 19-25: Don't miss the return of the Kane, DuPage and Lake County fairs
The Kane County Fair continues this week; the Lake and DuPage county fairs kick off during the week. Get the details on these and other suburban fests.
The Maniya family of Bartlett and Streamwood — sisters-in-law Azeema, Fatima and Kiran — are squaring off against others from across the nation in the cooking competition show “Family Food Fight” at 8 p.m. Thursday on ABC.
Bartlett, Streamwood sisters-in-law compete on cooking show
Three members of the Maniya family from Bartlett and Streamwood -- sisters-in-law Azeema, Fatima and Kiran -- have been representing the Chicago area on ABC's Family Food Fight cooking competition show.
Polenta With Balsamic Scallion Greens is a meatless, easy way you can top a bowlful of cornmeal mush, this one does not disappoint.
This polenta will satisfy for those nights when time is tight
Are you a Polenta Snob? No judgment here. I inquire only to save you the chore of gourmand-splaining about how this quick recipe is nothing like the real deal you once had, or spent hours stirring and stirring to an ultra-creaminess.
Raising Cane’s, which opened this location in Naperville in 2017, has announced it will open a restaurant in Arlington Heights in 2020. The chain also has plans for new locations in Schaumburg, Batavia, Glen Ellyn and Westmont.
Raising Cane's chicken fingers restaurant will dip into Arlington Heights
Raising Cane's, a quick-service chain restaurant with a simple menu of chicken fingers, crinkle-cut fries, coleslaw and Texas toast, will dip into Arlington Heights early next year.
Two large, freedom-loving cows escaped their home in Lake Villa on Wednesday and took a dip in Petite Lake. They were returned to their home about two hours later with the help of Lake County Sheriff’s deputies.
Cattle escape near Lake Villa, found cooling off in lake
Two large, freedom-loving cows escaped near Lake Villa for the second time Wednesday morning, but they were safely brought back home.
Migas, a madcap scrambled egg dish new graduates, and, really everybody should know how to make.
5 dishes every new graduate should learn how to make
Here are five dishes new graduates should know how to make in order to feed themselves on more than just the drive-thru.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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