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Naperville’s India Day festival to leave city after reduced financial support

A longtime India Day celebration intends to move outside of Naperville after organizers say the city council didn’t provide enough financial support to keep it in town.

CDC won’t publish report showing COVID shots cut likelihood of hospital visits

A report showing the efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine that was previously delayed by the head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been blocked from being published in the agency’s flagship scientific journal, according to three people familiar with the decision who spoke on the condition of anonymity for fear of retaliation. The report showed that the vaccine reduced emergency department visits and hospitalizations among healthy adults by about half this past winter.

This dish from my Michael Mina’s cookbook “My Egypt: Cooking from My Roots” uses the classic “under a brick” technique to maximize the chicken’s contact with the hot surface, all but guaranteeing even cooking and crisp skin.

Feta-brined spatchcock chicken is cooked under a weight in this Egyptian recipe

This dish from Michael Mina’s cookbook “My Egypt” uses the classic “under a brick” technique to maximize the chicken’s contact with the hot surface, all but guaranteeing even cooking and crisp skin.

Sign up for a local spring wildflower walk to learn about early spring bloomers like Virginia bluebell.

Home & garden calendar, April 21-May 2

Upcoming gardening club meetings and events in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like sustainable stormwater management, container garden arrangements and more. Also listings of wildflower walks, plant sales and shows.

St. Isidore School eighth-graders Ava Ramiro, left, and Madison Cikesh place native plant plugs Tuesday during an Earth Day celebration at Hearthwood Senior Living in Bartlett.

‘This project gave me a purpose’: 84-year-old spearheads restoration of wetland and pond in Bartlett

Students from St. Isidore School in Bloomingdale visited Hearthwood Senior Living in Bartlett Tuesday for an Earth Day celebration centered around a community-wide ecological restoration of a two-acre public wetland and pond spearheaded by 84-year-old resident Joyce Zemba.

In this blind taste test, eight judges were given 12 samples in containers with lids so they could shake them if needed. Tasters awarded each a score of 1 to 10, taking into account appearance, aroma, texture and flavor, giving each sample a possible high score of 80 and a low of 10.

What’s the best bottled Italian dressing? 12 top brands ranked

When it comes to Italian dressing, grocery store aisles are filled with a dizzying array of options. But which bottles are dressed to impress, and which ones should simply be tossed? Here’s how they shook out in a blind taste test.

Ask a Vet: Is it wrong to declaw my cat?

My cat shreds the furniture with her claws and has ruined an expensive couch. I’m thinking of relinquishing her to a shelter, but I don’t want her to be put to sleep. Should I get her declawed?