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This creamy shrimp pasta is rich, indulgent, and comes together faster than you might think.

No reservations required: Treat your valentine to dinner and dessert made with love

Who says the perfect date night requires dining out? Treat your special someone (or yourself!) to a cozy, home-cooked Valentine’s dinner of creamy shrimp pasta with a fruit tart for dessert.

Chicago Bears defensive end Montez Sweat will headline the Montez Sweat & Friends Celebrity Softball Game at Schaumburg’ Wintrust Field on June 7.

Bears’ Montez Sweat to head celebrity softball game at Schaumburg’s Wintrust Field June 7

Chicago Bears defensive end Montez Sweat will headline a celebrity softball game at Schaumburg’s Wintrust Field Saturday, June 7.

According to the National Retail Federation, consumer spending for Valentine’s Day is projected to reach $27.5 billion this year, nearly $2 billion more than last year.

BBB: Watch out for Valentine’s Day romance, shopping scams

The Better Business Bureau (BBB) warns about a surge in Valentine’s Day scams that can steal your money and identity. In addition to romance scams, consumers should exercise caution with Valentine’s Day-related online shopping.

This Greek soup gets its name, avgolemono, from the egg-lemon mixture used to thicken the broth.

A mixture of egg and lemon gives this Greek chicken soup a velvety texture

This Greek soup gets its name, avgolemono, from the egg-lemon mixture used to thicken the broth. Some versions are simply broth that’s thickened and seasoned; this recipe is more substantial and includes rice and chicken.

Alanna Law, center, laughs during a prize presentation by Jessica Remitz, left, of Petco Love at Petco in Bloomingdale Monday. Law’s nomination of Anderson Humane won the South Elgin shelter a $25,000 Petco Love Stories award. Anderson Humane CEO Dean Daubert is pictured at right.

Teen's adoption of shelter dog helps manage debilitating seizures, wins $25K for Anderson Humane

East Dundee teen's adoption story of a shelter dog that helps her debilitating seizures wins a $25,000 prize for Anderson Humane from Petco Love.

This loaf cake achieves a complex chocolatiness using a generous amount of bittersweet chocolate and unsweetened cocoa powder.

Two types of chocolate give this elegant loaf cake deep flavor for a Valentine’s Day treat

Chocolate is a must-have for Valentine’s Day, but it needn’t be fussy. Instead of melting bars for chocolate-covered strawberries or spending money on store-bought bonbons, give your valentine an intensely rich double chocolate loaf cake with a plush, velvety crumb.

The Larkin VPAA will present a dancing adaptation of “The Very Hungry Caterpillars” Friday and Saturday, Feb. 14-15, at Larkin High School in Elgin.

Larkin dancers to bring ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillars’ to life on stage

Larkin High School’s VPAA Dance Academy will present a dancing adaptation of “The Very Hungry Caterpillars” in its annual “Bring a Book to Life” performance.