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Don’t let spring break leave you broke

Submitted by the Better Business Bureau
Feb 18, 2025 1:59 pm - The Better Business Bureau (BBB) warns consumers: a heightened interest in premium vacations presents a prime opportunity for scammers. Fraudulent vacation rentals, third-party booking sites, and travel agencies are on the rise, targeting those seeking great vacation deals.
Our Saviour’s hosts Mozambique dinner Feb. 22

Submitted by Christine LaFave Grace
Feb 18, 2025 1:56 pm - Our Saviour’s Lutheran Church in Naperville will host an interactive, all-ages Food Safari & Drum Experience dinner benefiting the church’s Mozambique Misson Saturday, Feb. 22.
Rotary Club of Schaumburg-Hoffman offers scholarships

Submitted by Tom Gosche
Feb 18, 2025 12:58 pm - The Rotary Club of Schaumburg-Hoffman Estates is offering scholarships to area students; applications are due March 28.
Hot bird news: Unusual sightings, loons coming soon and more

By Jeff Reiter
Feb 18, 2025 6:14 am - Birding columnist Jeff Reiter recaps recent rare bird sightings in Illinois and neighboring states, advises on best places to see spring migrations, and gives updates on bird conservation efforts and events.
Testing scientists’ 32-minute ‘optimal’ boiled egg

By Emily Heil
Feb 18, 2025 5:56 am - Italian researchers claim to have cracked the problem they say has held back egg cookery — namely, that the yolk and whites should be cooked to different temperatures. Periodic cooking sounds simple until you try it, which I did, first in my own kitchen.
Chicken in creamy tomato sauce is an easy dish that’s company-worthy

By Aaron Hutcherson
Feb 18, 2025 5:36 am - This recipe features boneless, skinless chicken breasts cooked in a skillet with a creamy tomato sauce flavored with shallots, garlic, herbs, white wine and a pinch of crushed red pepper flakes. The entire recipe comes together in just about half an hour, making it suitable for any night of the week.
Vegetable-loaded American goulash packs in added nutrition

By Ellie Krieger
Feb 18, 2025 5:28 am - This vegetable-packed American goulash is meaty, saucy and packed with macaroni. The added benefit of colorful vegetables — zucchini, mushrooms, tomatoes and broccoli — makes it a complete, more-healthful meal than its traditional cousin.
Carolyn Hax: Mom wants to leave money to only one of two children

By Carolyn Hax
Feb 17, 2025 11:32 am - Woman considers cutting daughter out of will over estranged relationship and risks further straining family ties. Carolyn Hax says it may be time to apologize rather than trying to get in the last word.
‘No one shows up better’: Wheeling animal shelter celebrates its reopening

By Steve Zalusky
Feb 16, 2025 5:14 pm - Months after a flood filled it with 2½ feet of water and displaced more than 100 animals, Heartland Animal Shelter in Wheeling celebrated its grand reopening Sunday.
Got yolk? Skyrocketing egg prices hit restaurants and consumers alike

By Susan Sarkauskas
Feb 15, 2025 1:46 pm - The soaring price of eggs is hitting suburban restaurant owners with egg-centric menus hard. Some are trying not to pass on the cost to diners but are not sure how long they can hold out.

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