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Thursday, May 26, 2022

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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Edward Bruni, left, and others with Boy Scout Troop 505 position flags along West Jackson Avenue in Naperville last year for the annual Memorial Day parade.

Festivals May 27-June 2: Memorial Day events and much more

Kick off the long Memorial Day weekend at one of many festivals, outdoor concerts, parades and ceremonies happening in the suburbs.
This is an update on classic shrimp cocktail, with a sweet and smoky, tart and tangy Bloody Mary sauce.

10 grilling tips (and a shrimp cocktail recipe to use them)

The trick to being a better griller is really knowing when to use direct and indirect heat. Elizabeth Karmel, grilling and barbecue expert, has an easy way to tell which heat to use when.
“Our Flag” will be the theme of Bloomingdale’s annual Memorial Day ceremony on Monday, May 30, at St. Paul’s Cemetery.

Memorial Day parades, ceremonies honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice

Memorial Day: Parades, ceremonies, services pay tribute to those who made the ultimate sacrifice
A South American tapir calf was born at Brookfield Zoo on May 22.

Brookfield Zoo welcomes its first tapir calf in nearly 30 years

A South American tapir calf born at Brookfield Zoo is ready to meet the public for the first time Thursday.
This recipe for Baba Ganoush uses just six simple ingredients. It makes a smooth and creamy dip.
A summer dip worth gathering around with crackers, crudités
Momma Chef Karen Nochimowski shares her recipe for Simple Baba Ganoush, a perfect, healthy appetizer or snack all summer long.
Rich Ricketts of Aurora, left, helps stepson Christian Knoth, 8, don a bicycle helmet May 21 at a 100-bike giveaway. New Covenant Full Gospel Church in Aurora hosted the second annual GPA Bike Giveaway of donated bikes and helmets.
Aurora church hosts 100-bicycle giveaway
Saturday afternoon showers in Aurora didn't dampen a 100-bicycle giveaway.
Former Outreach Community Ministries president and CEO Chris Ellerman is now the Outreach director of operations for social enterprises, such as the Jubilee Furniture resale shops.
Outreach Community Ministries in transition with leadership, name change, new resale store
Outreach Community Ministries is rebranding as "Outreach" as it enters a new era of leadership and plans a new Jubilee Furniture resale shop in Lombard in collaboration with Timothy Christian Schools to open this summer.
The Ides of March, featuring Jim Peterik, headlines the DuPage Community Arts Festival Saturday, May 28, at the DuPage Event Center & Fairgrounds in Wheaton.
Best Bets: DuPage Community Arts Festival debuts in Wheaton
The inaugural DuPage Community Arts Festival opens at the DuPage Event Center & Fairgrounds in Wheaton, "American Idol" winner Caleb Johnson & the Ramblin Saints perform Saturday at the Raue Center, and comedian Vince Carone brings the laughs to Zanies in Rosemont.
Nicole, left, and Jenny Mercado are twin sisters from Mount Prospect who will be competing in this weekend’s Miss Illinois Teen USA pageant. They recently graduated from St. Viator High School in Arlington Heights.
Constable: Twins vying for Miss Illinois Teen title that only one can win
As twins, Jeneva and Nicole Mercada of Mount Prospect were in the same classroom during gradeschool, were in many of the same activities at St. Viator High School, and are going to the same college in the fall. But they both can't win the title of Miss Illinois Teen.
Itasca Girl Scout Troop 55191 members Olivia Zablotny, left; Allison Gogola, right; and Lily Kent prep one of the Stay & Play sports lockers.
Girl Scouts distribute Stay & Play sports lockers around Itasca
Eighth grade members of Itasca Girl Scout Troop 55191 recently won a Silver award by building and filling Stay & Play sports lockers, intended to help other kids enjoy sports and have fun at Itasca Park District facilities.
Postal worker Dave Zelms will be retiring this week after 35 years spent working in South Elgin. South Elgin Village President Steve Ward stopped by the post office Monday morning to congratulate him.
'I know you from someplace': Familiar face at South Elgin post office retiring after 35 years
South Elgin postal worker Dave Zelms is retiring after spending all but six months of his 35-year postal career working as a clerk in South Elgin.
Wildlife biologist Gary Glowacki found this adult Blanding’s turtle with a radio transmitter.
Why Lake County has delayed its annual release of Blanding's turtles into the wild
The annual release of the distinctive Blanding's turtles in Lake County is being delayed and egg collection temporarily suspended due to the discovery of a fungus associated with turtle shell disease.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       
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Artists Josh and Joanie Drizin of Girly Steel from Noblesville, Indiana take a photograph in their self-contained backpack umbrellas during the 25th annual Art in Wilder Park show Saturday in Elmhurst.
Wet day for an outdoor art show: Art in Wilder Park returns to Elmhurst
Justin Bieber, left, and Hailey Bieber arrive at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, April 3, 2022, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
PHOTO GALLERY: Music stars arrive on the Grammys red carpet
Jamie Lee Curtis holds up a blue ribbon in support of refugees of Ukraine as she arrives at the Oscars on Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
PHOTO GALLERY: The Oscars' red carpet
Ashley Mcbryde, left, and Eric Church perform ‘Heart on Fire’ at the 57th Academy of Country Music Awards on Monday, March 7, 2022, at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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