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Grow your suburban business in 2025 by capturing your share of the visitor dollar

By Gina Speckman
Feb 04, 2025 1:01 pm - With the help of suburban convention and visitors bureaus, small local businesses can tap into the spending power of the millions of visitors who comes to Illinois each year.
Best Bets: Cocoa in Long Grove, wine in Wheaton and orchids at Chicago Botanic Garden

By Barbara Vitello
Feb 04, 2025 8:38 am - Long Grove turns into a cocoa town, Wheaton welcomes wine and cheese enthusiasts, and the Chicago Botanic Garden debuts its annual orchid show this weekend.
Two types of chocolate give this elegant loaf cake deep flavor for a Valentine’s Day treat

By CHRISTOPHER KIMBALL
Feb 04, 2025 5:54 am - 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.
How to get the effects of grilling indoors without using a grill

By Anna Luisa Rodriguez
Feb 04, 2025 5:46 am - The bad news? It’s winter, and most of our grills are put away for the season. But here’s the good news: There are a few tools you likely have in your kitchen that can help you achieve some of the delicious qualities a grill bestows.
These tender short ribs made me an Instant Pot believer

By Aaron Hutcherson
Feb 04, 2025 5:37 am - A multicooker, such as an Instant Pot, leads to tender, braised short ribs in a fraction of the time compared to traditional cooking methods. To speed up the process even more, the meat gets seared on just one side before it’s cooked with aromatics and red wine.
Make masa an everyday ingredient with these vegan bean and cheese gorditas

By Joe Yonan
Feb 04, 2025 5:33 am - These Mexican street treats are named gorditas (“little fat ones”) because, unlike tortillas or quesadillas, they are made from thicker disks of masa, which are griddled and then split and filled.
Opinions clash on water heater relief valve

By Barry Stone
Feb 04, 2025 12:41 am - When a water heater overheats, it could explode if not for the relief valve. At issue for this homeowner is where the overflow pipe delivers that excess steaming hot water, outside the building or to the garage floor.
Home & garden calendar, Feb. 9-15

Feb 04, 2025 12:13 am - Backyard birds, heirloom seed swap, plant propagation and more.
Most women aren’t following this advice for aging well. Here’s how to start.

By Dr. Trisha Pasricha
Feb 03, 2025 9:32 pm - Q: My mother suffered a hip fracture in her 60s, and things went downhill from there. As I approach menopause, what can I do to prevent this from happening to me?
St. John’s School to host Feb. 8 open house for prospective families

Submitted by Tricia Dieringer
Feb 03, 2025 9:05 pm - Local Elgin school hosting special Valentine's Day open house event - find out what fun activities they have planned for kids.

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