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Inside the test kitchens helping restaurants navigate the trade war

By Daniela Sirtori, Rachel Phua and Michael Hirtzer
Jun 02, 2025 11:06 am - On a recent weekday morning in downtown Chicago, chefs inside a test kitchen prepared a five-course meal featuring tostada verde with jalapeño Gouda and trout on focaccia. The chefs usually cook these spreads to help customers of Sysco Corp. create or tweak menu items. These days, they’re also coaching eateries on substitutes for imported ingredients hit by tariffs.
What to stream: Ariana Madix returns to Fiji, ‘Presence,’ Nintendo’s Switch 2 and Addison Rae album

Jun 02, 2025 5:30 am - A Shaquille O’Neal docuseries about his time at Reebok’s basketball division and Ariana Madix returning to Fiji as host of a new season of “Love Island USA” are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
Buffalo Grove embraces its diversity with seventh annual Pride Parade

By Steve Zalusky
Jun 01, 2025 4:43 pm - Creative floats, precision dance groups and dozens of local organizations marched through Buffalo Grove on Sunday during the seventh annual edition of the community’s Pride Parade.
‘Lilo & Stitch’ passes ‘Sinners’ to become 2nd highest grossing film of 2025

By LINDSEY BAHR
Jun 01, 2025 11:57 am - “Lilo and Stich” and “Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning” dominated the box office charts again after fueling a record-breaking Memorial Day weekend.
Netflix reveals details about Lady Gaga on ‘Wednesday,’ ‘Squid Game’ and ‘Stranger Things’ finales

Jun 01, 2025 9:03 am - INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Netflix flexed its Hollywood star power with a live event where it unveiled details about its upcoming slate of streaming offerings, including Lady Ga...
International Piano Conference returns to Lombard in July

Submitted by Heather Smith
May 30, 2025 11:17 pm - The Piano Conference: NCKP 2025, an international gathering of over 1,000 piano educators and music professionals, will be held in Lombard from July 23-26. It also includes a virtual component on June 7-8, with sessions available in multiple languages, extending global access and broadening participation.
Lisle Community Band to bring music and magic to summer evenings in Community Park

By Nicholas Relstab, Lisle Community Band
May 30, 2025 7:08 pm - Enjoy free Lisle Community Band summer concerts in Lisle's Community Park, with performances of Beatles hits, Broadway favorites, marches & more starting June 19.
Loretta Swit, Emmy-winner who played Houlihan on pioneering TV series ‘M.A.S.H.,’ has died at 87

By MARK KENNEDY
May 30, 2025 3:55 pm - Loretta Swit, who won two Emmy Awards playing Major Margaret Houlihan, the demanding head nurse of a behind-the-lines surgical unit during the Korean War on the pioneering hit TV series “M.A.S.H.,” has died. She was 87.
St. Charles Public Library to host ‘Freedom Songs: The Music of Black History’

By Denise Blaszynski, St. Charles Public Library
May 30, 2025 3:17 pm - The St. Charles Public Library is welcoming the Bright Star Touring Theatre performing "Freedom Songs," which traces Black history through influential musicians and musical styles.
Book Review: ‘April 1861’ captures drama that occurred before Civil War’s first shots

By ANDREW DeMILLO
May 30, 2025 1:50 pm - In “1861: The Lost Peace,” Jay Winik covers the lead-up to the first shots being fired at Fort Sumter. The political intrigue leading up to 1861 rivals the battlefield action readers come to expect from many Civil War histories.

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