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Light enamel will darken over time, but it's no cause for concern.

My enameled Dutch oven turned dark. Can I still use it?

I am not sure what I did, but the inside of my enameled Dutch oven turned dark. Can I still use it, or should I toss the pot? It’s a 5-quart enameled cast-iron pot that I have had 10 years now, but just recently I made beef stew, and it’s all darkened on the inside.

From left, Jason Steinlauf of Cary, Alex Brenke of Elk Grove Village and Brian Kleinman of Wauconda brave the wind and the cold water Sunday during the Fox Lake Polar Plunge. The event is a fundraiser for Special Olympics Illinois.

(Almost) freezing for a reason: More than 150 take the polar plunge in Fox Lake

More than 150 swimmers braved cold water and gusting winds Sunday to raise money for Special Olympics Illinois during the Fox Lake Polar Plunge.

A free naloxone dispenser is located inside Building A at the Kane County Government Center in Geneva.

Kane County expands public access to naloxone dispensers

The Kane County Health Department partnered with healthcare providers, community organizations, libraries, and government agencies over the past year to install publicly accessible naloxone dispensing boxes, making the life-saving medication easier for residents to obtain quickly and discreetly, officials announced in a news release.

The Batavia Community Egg Hunt moves to Prairie Path Park this year on Saturday, March 28.

Egg hunts for kids, dogs and adults across the suburbs

Grab your baskets and get ready to hunt for eggs and meet the Easter Bunny at events across the suburbs from March 21 to April 11.

James Dulley installed a Roll-A-Way shutter over a large picture window in his family room.

How rolling window shutters can help with storm safety, security, and energy savings

I have two large west-facing windows and I am considering installing rolling shutters for security and storm safety. Will they also save energy and what are my options?

Dick Biondi, left, broadcasts from the Yorktown Shopping Center in Lombard during the Dick Biondi Toy Drive in 2007.

Legendary DJ Dick Biondi subject of loving fan’s documentary

Anyone who grew up in Chicago area in the 1960s and tucked a transistor radio under their pillow at bedtime will remember the voice of Dick Biondi. Now he is the subject of a documentary.

It’s time to clean out your medicine cabinet, focusing on five main medicines to ditch.

As a doctor, I tell patients to get rid of these 5 medications

I find myself consistently surprised by how many people are still faithfully taking medications that science has either proven ineffective or determined to be actively harmful for them. Here are five that deserve a second look, a quick conversation with your physician and, quite possibly, disposal.