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Lilacia Park bursts with color in Lombard, the “Lilac Village.”

‘A lot of purple’: May means Lilac Time in Lombard

The history of how Lombard became a town of lilac lovers is as colorful as the park grounds during Lilac Time, a nearly monthlong celebration starting Saturday.

Husband-and-wife artist team Annie Galvin, left, and Eric Rewitzer pose with their dog Woody in front of their new 3 Fish Studios art gallery in Amador City, California, in 2023. Galvin and Rewitzer moved out of San Francisco to live closer to nature after their sabbatical in France and Ireland.

Adult gap year: Breaking from routine with a mini sabbatical can be rejuvenating

A group called the Sabbatical Project says extended breaks can help individuals and companies alike by reducing employee exhaustion.

Treat mom to The Capital Grille's lobster frittata with butter poached lobster tails on May 12.

Plan now for Mother’s Day: Here are over 100 restaurant ideas to get you started

It may seem like you have plenty of time before Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 12, but dining reservations go quickly. We found a few places — about 100, give or take — to get you started.

The Horticulture program at College of DuPage will be hosting its Spring Plant Sale May 9-11, at the college, 425 Fawell Blvd., Glen Ellyn. Shoppers will be able to choose from a variety of uncommon annuals, perennials, fresh herbs and vegetables. Hanging baskets, mixed containers and succulents will also be available.

Get your garden ready: Plant sales are popping up around the suburbs

Gardeners can get the growing season off to a good start with upcoming plant sales featuring perennials, vegetables, native and organic plants. It is also a good way to support local nonprofit organizations.

In a video posted to the DuPage County Forest Preserve’s social media, forest preserve employees act out cicada life stages, complete with costumes and big, red, 3D-printed eyes.

DuPage County Forest Preserve video makes the cicada life cycle easy to understand

What does the life cycle of a cicada look like? What happens during the 17-year period between each emergence? The DuPage County Forest Preserve answers these questions a...

Grief & healing: Sentimentality and nostalgia

Grief brings on a great many sentimental feelings. It comes with nostalgia and the need for comfort.

Rachelle Frosch from The Morton Arboretum in Lisle provides a step-by-step demonstration Tuesday on how people can net their young or unhealthy trees and shrubs before the imminent mass cicada emergence. The trees will be covered in tulle — the same fabric used to make ballerina’s tutus. Hundreds of young and vulnerable trees will be covered in fine-mesh netting at the arboretum over several days for protection.

How to protect your young and vulnerable trees from the imminent cicada emergence

Bracing for a mass cicada emergence in the next few weeks, tree experts and horticulturists from The Morton Arboretum provided a step-by-step demonstration Tuesday of how...