Lifestyle
-
Frozen spinach deserves more respect. Here’s how to best use it
Oct 15, 2024 8:57 am - It’s a simple process to use frozen spinach in all kinds of recipes from casseroles to dips.
-
The ABCs of adding color in your landscape with bulbsOct 14, 2024 9:43 pm - Now is the time to increase color in next spring’s garden by purchasing spring-flowering bulbs. Here’s a guide to what bulbs to buy, how to shop for them, how to plant them and what to do after they bloom.
-
Caracal seen wandering through Hoffman EstatesOct 14, 2024 8:17 pm - Hoffman Estates police are warning community members to be on the lookout for a medium-sized wild cat known as a caracal that’s been spotted wandering around a neighborhood and golf course in the village.
-
Cooking up careers: Elk Grove High School opens $1.6 million culinary labOct 14, 2024 3:29 pm - Elk Grove Village may be best known for manufacturing pinball machines and high-tech equipment out of the nation’s largest business park, but the town soon might be producing a new commodity: Top chefs.
-
How to be a better birder: Tips for those new to the bird-watching hobbyOct 14, 2024 12:16 pm - Birding columnist Jeff Reiter offers some tips for those who are new to the birdwatching hobby.
-
Carolyn Hax: Sister’s exciting life stirs up old sibling rivalry
Oct 14, 2024 9:41 am - Sister’s exciting life with significant other stirs up unwanted feelings of jealousy. Carolyn Hax says be careful what you wish for.
-
From safety to silence: More people of all ages are engaging with bikingOct 13, 2024 6:00 am - Biking news in the Chicago area ranges from hopeful planners to enthusiastic youth and the solemnity of a memorial ride. Here’s just a sample.
-
Payment apps are soaring in popularity. Here’s what you need to know.
Oct 13, 2024 5:11 am - Almost three-quarters of U.S. consumers used payment accounts such as PayPal, Venmo and Cash App in 2023 — up from 68% in 2022. But millions of Americans operate in the dark about how payment apps use or invest those funds.
-
An aerial view of the Carpentersville Dam removalOct 12, 2024 11:03 pm - Crews continue to work on a $1.2 million project to remove the Carpentersville Dam Tuesday, Oct. 8.
-
Grief & healing: Coping with multiple health problemsOct 12, 2024 6:30 am - Health is a blessing. But as the years move forward, problematic medical conditions tend to pile up. These can start weighing very heavily on our activity, mood and spirit. A few simple tricks can help.