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The first bloom of the year is here, even if it’s buried in snow

By Ashley Stimpson
Feb 10, 2026 1:23 pm - The first wildflower of the year is already blooming — even if it is still covered in snow. The spiky shoots of the eastern skunk cabbage poke through the mud in mid-January, months before other plants begin to wake up.
Snow protects your garden beds. Trees might need some help

By JESSICA DAMIANO
Feb 10, 2026 11:51 am - Shoveling in single-digit temperatures after a colossal winter storm, I dumped mounds of snow onto my garden beds, knowing it would protect my trees, shrubs and dormant perennials.
Record cold has fireplaces working overtime. Should those ashes be put to use in the garden?

By JESSICA DAMIANO
Feb 10, 2026 11:44 am - With record cold gripping much of North America this winter, many who find themselves with an abundance of fireplace ashes are wondering whether they can use them in the garden.
Prospect Heights’ Country Gardens Park receives $600,000 state grant for improvements

By Eric Peterson
Feb 10, 2026 11:39 am - The Prospect Heights Park District has received a $600,000 state grant for a $1.2 million plan to expand and improve the 9-acre Country Gardens Park on Schoenbeck Road.
True connections: Arlington Heights teacher builds bonds in and out of the classroom

By Christopher Placek
Feb 10, 2026 6:33 am - Arlington Heights second grade teacher Lisa Smorczewski attends her students’ sporting events, recitals and other activities to strengthen bonds outside the classroom.
What is Southern food? A new cookbook challenges our assumptions.

By Aaron Hutcherson
Feb 10, 2026 5:50 am - Pilau is a classic rice pilaf from the Lowcountry, and this one features shrimp, tomato and bell pepper. “Shrimp rice or shrimp pilau is one of the most popular dishes of the South, born of the collision between the colonizing French kitchen and the exiled cuisines of West and Central African peoples,” Michael W. Twitty writes in “Recipes From the American South.”
Braised celery is the star of this rich Persian stew

By G. Daniela Galarza
Feb 10, 2026 5:18 am - Traditionally, this Persian celery stew contains lamb or beef, but this vegetarian variation features borlotti (cranberry) beans. Celery, typically overlooked among vegetables, shines in this dish, lending it satisfying heft and surprising, aromatic brightness.
Is it chili? Is it mac and cheese? This slow cooker recipe combines the best of both

By BRITTANY MULLINS
Feb 10, 2026 5:00 am - This easy weeknight meal from Brittany Mullins’ cookbook “Mostly Veggies” starts with a bean- and vegetable-packed slow cooker chili. Once it gets closer to dinnertime, you’ll add in chickpea noodles and cheese for a surprisingly healthy twist on a family favorite.
Yes, there was a real wedding during Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show

Feb 09, 2026 6:48 am - Yes, the wedding depicted during Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show was real.
‘A very busy summer’: Extensive improvements ahead for Bangs Lake marina

By Mick Zawislak
Feb 08, 2026 8:45 pm - Four years after buying an established marina on Bangs Lake, the Wauconda Park District’s master vision for the property fronting Route 176 is primed to take shape.

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