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More established plants in dry shade, like these Annabelle hydrangeas growing under an oak tree, may benefit from supplemental water to perform their best.

It’s OK to keep planting in late summer

It’s OK to keep planting in late summer, but be sure to water new plants and those that are less established.

Vernon Hills Park District's annual Little Bear Ribfest takes place Friday and Saturday, Aug. 15-16, in Vernon Hills' Century Park.

Little Bear Ribfest returns to Vernon Hills Aug. 15-16

Enjoy blues, brews and barbecue when the Vernon Hills Park District's Little Bear Ribfest returns Friday and Saturday, Aug. 15 and 16. The 14th annual festival will take place along the shores of Little Bear Lake at the Century Park Arboretum, 1001 Lakeview Parkway, Vernon Hills.

Some of the 600 plus seniors at Palatine High School formed a “150" on the football field Monday morning to kick off the 150th school year.

Palatine High School, District 211 celebrate start of 150th school year

Palatine High School — the seed of Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 — celebrated the start of its 150th school year Monday.

St. Charles East High School Principal Jim Richter shows how the school will use phone caddies for cellphones.

Powering down: School districts adopt new procedures to limit cellphone distractions

Some suburban students will be asked to power down as schools enact new procedures this year to quiet cellphone distractions in the classroom.

Average ground beef prices in city supermarkets surpassed $6 a pound in June, while the cost of uncooked beef steaks approached $11.50 a pound — the highest in a decade, according to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Why burgers cost so much right now

There’s no question that steak and hamburgers contribute to global warming, driven by cows’ potent methane burps and their wide-ranging grazing habits. But a warming planet with intensifying extreme weather is also affecting the price of your steak and hamburgers.

Clarendon Hills Little League players and coaches celebrate their Great Lakes Region Tournament championship win, 9-4 over Hamilton, Ohio, on Aug. 6 in Whitestown, Indiana. It qualified Clarendon Hills for its first appearance at the Little League World Series.

‘Twelve terrific boys’: Clarendon Hills reaches the Little League World Series

Winning its first state and regional titles in program history, Clarendon Hills Little League prepares for Wednesday’s Little League World Series opener in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.

Third-grader Maliyah Richardson reaches out to say hi to library paraprofessional Karen Downden Monday as she and her classmates file in for the first day of classes at Washington Elementary School in Elgin. The school, built in 1891, will close at the end of this academic year.

U-46 marks firsts and lasts as school year begins

More than 33,000 kindergartners through seniors and transitional students returned to classrooms Monday across Elgin Area School District U-46 schools for the first day of classes.