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If you find yourself overwhelmed by chores, a productivity technique called batching may be helpful.

Overwhelmed by chores? Try ‘batching’

If you find yourself forever multitasking but never really accomplishing anything, batching may be the solution your stressed-out mind needs.

Taylor Swift embraced orange during her Eras Tour concert in Paris on May 9, 2024.

Taylor Swift’s new album has everyone seeing orange: An exploration of the color

Orange you ready for it? Taylor Swift swathed her bombshell album announcement in a shade she’s calling Portofino Orange Glitter after donning the color onstage during the latter part of her latest tour.

Plums and red onion are a deliciously sweet-tart complement to chicken thighs in this skillet dinner. Serve with crusty bread or cooked grains to savor the sauce.

A jammy, sweet-tart plum sauce steals the show in this skillet chicken

Peaches are the golden child of summer stone fruit season. Meanwhile, plums are like the oft-overlooked middle child — rarely in the spotlight but no less deserving of love and attention. This savory skillet dinner pairs plums and red onion as a deliciously sweet-tart complement to chicken thighs.

A bronze statue of Alexander Hamilton, the first U.S. Treasury secretary, stands on the south patio of the U.S. Treasury building in Washington, D.C.

The President’s Cabinet: Treasury

Author and retired educator Bruce Simmons’s column details the history of the President’s cabinet and the duties of each position. In his fourth column, he shares the history of the Treasury.

The annual A Walk in the Park fine art fair held by the Arlington Heights Art Guild returns to North School Park Sunday, Aug. 24.

Explore arts, crafts at Arlington Heights Art Guild’s A Walk in the Park

Arts and crafts from more than 80 artists will be showcased and sold at the Arlington Heights Art Guild’s 54th annual A Walk in the Park fair on Aug. 24.

Denis Kania could watch hummingbirds all day. He’s witnessed 237 different species and hopes to see No. 250 next year.

‘Flying jewels’: Naperville man has seen 237 species of hummingbirds

Denis Kania of Naperville is fairly obsessed with hummingbirds. He’s been to 30 countries and has seen 237 of the 367 hummingbird species.

When wheelchair tires and black-sole shoes scuff a floor, one recommendation is to rub the marks away with the fuzzy cover on a clean tennis ball.

Tennis balls and other hacks to get rid of ugly scuff marks on walls

What is the best way to clean scuff marks made from rubber wheelchair wheels off painted drywall and enamel-painted doors?