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Tiny outdoor space? Turn it into an inviting retreat

Whether it’s a modest balcony, a pocket-size patio or a tiny backyard, small outdoor spaces have big potential. With a few smart design choices and some creative flair, even the most limited square footage can become a welcoming and rejuvenating retreat.

Developers who wanted to knock down the former Oliveti’s restaurant in downtown Des Plaines have proposed rehabilitating the building instead.

From demo to redo: Change in plans for former Oliveti’s building in Des Plaines

The developers who proposed tearing down the former Oliveti’s Italian Ristorante in downtown Des Plaines and putting up a new restaurant building now want to renovate the existing structure.

Mount Prospect is offering a free event, “Aging in Mount Prospect: What Families Need to Know,” to connect older adults and their loved ones with vital local resources.

Mount Prospect offering free program to connect older residents with valuable local resources

Mount Prospect is targeting older residents and their loved ones with a free new program aimed at connecting them with vital local resources.

An 1846 land patent, signed by President James Polk, bestows land ownership on a resident of Winfield Township.

‘A window to our past’: 1846 document signed by President James Polk tells story of DuPage County

DuPage County leaders on Tuesday unveiled a document signed in 1846 by President James Polk, granting ownership of land near modern-day Warrenville. “The dreams this paper held, as it was delivered to the George Cary family,” marveled DuPage County History Museum Director Michelle Podkowa.

Smash burgers are prized for their crispy, brown crust — and this recipe delivers just that. Enjoy them with your favorite toppings and a side of chips or fries.

For a better burger at home, you’ve got to smash it

Smash burgers are good any time of the year, especially when made at home. The keys are to use a hot skillet and to smash the beef well so it is as thin as possible.

Vehicles pull up to the drive-through at CosMc’s, McDonald’s small-format, beverage driven concept restaurant, which opened in Bolingbrook in 2023. McDonald’s is closing all CosMc’s nationwide as it phases out the spinoff brand.

Suburban CosMc’s to close as McDonald’s phases out spinoff

Bolingbrook’s CosMc’s will close in late June — as will the other standalone CosMc’s nationwide, McDonald’s has announced.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
 

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