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Some tidying up and preventive tips for spring

By Tim Johnson
Apr 22, 2025 1:29 pm - Tidying up the garden bed edges will make it easier to mow your lawn. Core aerating your lawn makes the grass healthier. What other tips for spring will beautify your landscape?
Want more protein and fiber in your diet? Try edamame pasta.

By Anahad O’Connor and Joe Yonan
Apr 22, 2025 5:59 am - Edamame pasta is a standout in the world of legume pastas. A two-ounce serving of edamame spaghetti contains around 12 grams of dietary fiber — roughly the same amount in two cups of cooked broccoli.
Greek fasolada is a soup to sustain you during times both good and bad

By Joe Yonan
Apr 22, 2025 5:29 am - Fasolada, Greece’s classic bean soup, is simple in technique but complex in flavor. Traditionally, white beans are cooked in water, and then aromatic vegetables, crushed tomatoes and herbs are added, but “Yassou” cookbook author Shaily Lipa likes to start with the Italian technique for soffritto first.
Sesame works triple duty in this cabbage salad with tahini and miso

By Ellie Krieger
Apr 22, 2025 5:27 am - Shredded Napa cabbage with scallions, almonds and sesame seeds on a tahini-miso sauce makes for an elegant salad that’s crunchy, creamy and flavorful. Adapted from the tahini purveyor Seed + Mill co-founder Rachel Simons’s cookbook “Sesame: Global Recipes and Stories of an Ancient Seed,” the salad features this versatile ingredient in three ways: sesame oil, tahini and toasted sesame seeds.
Wheaton vhurch hosts Labyrinth Walk event for World Labyrinth Day

Submitted by Janet Mathis
Apr 21, 2025 11:47 pm - Gary United Methodist Church invites people to walk their labyrinth on World Labyrinth Day. The path helps center oneself and find peace.
‘We all need music’: Barrington High School orchestra teacher recalls lessons during pandemic

By Steve Zalusky
Apr 21, 2025 4:27 pm - When COVID-19 forced Barrington High School to go remote in March 2020, orchestra teacher Clark Sheldon faced a daunting challenge — teaching a class relying heavily on group participation at a time when students couldn’t be together.
‘We do love him’: Local Catholic leaders react to the death of Pope Francis

By Eric Peterson
Apr 21, 2025 4:06 pm - Catholic leaders across the greater Chicago area began delivering their reactions to the passing of Pope Francis soon after the news arrived early Monday morning.
Fermilab welcomes first two baby bison of the season

Daily Herald report
Apr 21, 2025 3:50 pm - Fermilab in Batavia welcomed two baby bison Monday, marking the start of calving season at the Department of Energy’s particle physics laboratory.
Told to rest, Francis kept working: The pope’s hectic last day

By Chico Harlan & William Booth
Apr 21, 2025 3:10 pm - The pontiff celebrated Easter, received Vice President JD Vance, issued a final message and took one last ride in the popemobile.
Trump says gray skies for the White House Easter egg roll mean no worries about sunburn

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE
Apr 21, 2025 2:06 pm - President Donald Trump welcomed tens of thousands of people Monday to the White House Easter egg roll, saying the overcast weather meant no one would have to worry about getting sunburned. He thanked the National Park Service for how “spiffy” everything looked.

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