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I took a break from cooking for my family, so I made myself a sandwich

By Joe Yonan
Jul 08, 2025 6:01 am - This vegetarian sandwich uses thin slices of smoked tofu, apple, Gouda and arugula on dark bread to hit tangy, sweet, earthy and peppery notes with little effort. The recipe calls for aged Gouda, but you can use vegan Gouda-style slices instead. The recipe is built for one, but can be easily scaled up for a group.
This warm and smoky shrimp salad with chorizo is a weeknight win

By Ellie Krieger
Jul 08, 2025 5:30 am - In this colorful main-course salad, a sauté of smoked-paprika-spiced shrimp, tomatoes and chorizo tops spinach, which softens in the warm pan juices. It’s a boldly flavored and healthy meal that comes together in minutes.
This corn fried rice is a force of flavor, thanks to salt, sugar and MSG

By Aaron Hutcherson
Jul 08, 2025 5:26 am - This pantry-friendly fried rice includes canned corn, scallions, ginger and garlic. It’s seasoned with a trio of salt, sugar and MSG, alongside black and white peppers, for an explosion of flavor. If you’re unfamiliar with MSG, it adds a delicious savoriness that’s hard to beat.
Dried bay leaves bring layers of flavor to Portuguese-style beef skewers

By CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL
Jul 08, 2025 5:05 am - On the Portuguese island of Madeira, espetadas are made by threading chunks of beef onto fresh-cut branches of bay and cooking the skewers over the embers of a fire. This streamlined take on espetadas uses pulverized dried bay leaves to season the meat before grilling on metal skewers.
Wheaton’s Gary UMC volunteers build homes in Indiana

Submitted by Janet Mathis
Jul 07, 2025 9:42 pm - A group of volunteers from Gary United Methodist Church in Wheaton traveled to Lafayette, Indiana this summer to build homes with Habitat for Humanity.
Downers Grove animal hospital achieves Cat Friendly designation

Submitted by Finan Animal Hospital
Jul 07, 2025 5:14 pm - Finan Animal Hospital has been designated a Cat Friendly Practice by the Feline Veterinary Medical Association, meeting specific criteria for handling and treating feline patients gently and respectfully.
US measles cases reach 33-year record high as outbreaks spread

By Lena H. Sun
Jul 07, 2025 4:52 pm - The United States has reached its highest annual measles case tally in 33 years, hitting at least 1,277 confirmed cases across 38 states and the District of Columbia.
Chicago area receives $139M in grants to fund bike paths, walking trails

By Ralph Banasiak
Jul 07, 2025 12:01 pm - Illinois has allocated $139.2 million for biking and walking infrastructure projects over the next four years.
Carolyn Hax: Gay man avoids homophobic in-law, but at what cost?

By Carolyn Hax
Jul 07, 2025 8:23 am - A gay man wonders whether to attend family events where his sister's intolerant husband will be present, after years of avoiding him. He now questions whether missing milestones hurts his nephew. Carolyn Hax says do what makes you feel best, not your brother-in-law.
Girls camp grieves loss of 27 campers and counselors in Texas floods that killed nearly 90 people

By JIM VERTUNO and JOHN SEEWER
Jul 07, 2025 7:19 am - Crews trudged through debris and waded into swollen riverbanks Monday in the search for victims of catastrophic flooding over the July Fourth weekend that has killed nearly 90 people in Texas, including more than two dozen campers and counselors from an all-girls Christian camp.

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