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The 74,200-square-foot former Plunkett Furniture store at 2500 W. Golf Road in Hoffman Estates provided the National Archives and Records Administration with a highly secure, climate-controlled space to digitize the collection of the Barack Obama Presidential Library from 2016 to 2025.

Hoffman Estates building was temporary archive of Obama Presidential Library for 9 years

As the Obama Presidential Center prepares to open in Chicago’s Jackson Park this month, a stately repurposed furniture store in Hoffman Estates is being acknowledged for the role it played in digitizing the non-physical Barack Obama Presidential Library.

This Sugar-Free Lime Mocktail starts with a simple syrup made with Truvia or another sugar alternative.

Sipping our way into summer: Three easy, refreshing drinks for any mood

If there’s one thing Midwestern summers know how to do, it’s keep us guessing. This week’s recipes are three completely different kinds of summer refreshment depending on the mood you’re in — and the temperature outside.

Wheaton Mayor Phil Suess, left, shakes hands with DuPage County Board Chair Deborah Conroy on Tuesday after officials closed a time capsule that will be stored for 25 years at the county campus in Wheaton.

DuPage County fills time capsule to mark country’s 250th anniversary

DuPage County leaders prepared a time capsule on Tuesday in honor of the nation’s 250th anniversary.

Pope honors Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia as masterpiece of stone, color and light on Gaudí centenary

Pope Leo XIV celebrated the Sagrada Familia Basilica as a masterpiece of “stones, colors and light,” as he marked the centenary of the death of its architect, Antoni Gaudí, with a Mass on Wednesday to inaugurate its final soaring sandcastle spire.

Using reserved pasta water to thicken the dressing on this ham and pasta salad allows you to cut the mayo by 25%. Organic ham, sweet Vidalia onions, celery, green pepper and baby peas add flavor and crunch.

Chef’s trick cuts the mayo — and fat — in summer ham and pasta salad

My go-to ham salad recipe uses a cup of mayonnaise. That’s 1,600 calories and 176 fat grams. Lately, thanks to watching cooking shows featuring Italian cuisine, I decided to make my pasta salad using cooled, starchy pasta cooking water and 25% less mayo.

You can clean cast iron with a paste of oil and coarse salt.

Good pots and pans don’t come cheap, so here’s how to make them last

It’s not difficult to protect the longevity of your pots and pans if you’re willing to put a little time and a minimal amount of effort into the process. (Yes, even cast iron is easier to maintain than many people think.)

FDA OKs first new sunscreen ingredient in more than 25 years

Federal health regulators on Tuesday signed off on the first new sunscreen ingredient for the U.S. market in more than 25 years, giving Americans access to a skin-protecting chemical long used in Europe and other parts of the world.