Lifestyle
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How muskrats shape bird-friendly wetland topic of Lake County Audubon meetingMar 25, 2025 7:06 am - How muskrats shape bird-friendly wetlands is the topic of the Lake County Audubon Society meeting at 7 p.m. April 7, at Aspen Drive Library, 701 Aspen Drive in Vernon Hills.
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Use two types of paprika for the best Hungarian chicken paprikash
Mar 25, 2025 5:57 am - Chicken paprikash is a saucy blend of chicken, onions, sour cream and lots of paprika. In addition to a generous amount of onion, sautéed until sweet and softened to create a flavorful base, there are a couple of other keys to achieving fullness and complexity in the iconic dish.
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What are the healthiest ultra-processed snacks?
Mar 25, 2025 5:49 am - The type of foods you choose to snack on can go a long way toward improving or worsening your metabolic health. While nutritious whole foods are the best options, sometimes the most convenient or satisfying option is a packaged snack. But which ones are the healthiest?
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Grow up, chocolate milk. Coffee milk is the real adult treat.
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Carolyn Hax: Teens hope to continue relationship at separate colleges
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Families greet, feed animals as Lambs Farm opens for new seasonMar 22, 2025 5:07 pm - Kids were able to feed and spend time with cows, goats and other barn dwellers when Lambs Farm’s farmyard opened for the season Saturday in Libertyville.
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Asked and answered: By popular demand, French market coming to downtown West DundeeMar 22, 2025 4:41 pm - By popular demand, a weekly French market will be held this summer in downtown West Dundee.
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‘We will rise’: Elgin church announces plans for worship following storm damageMar 21, 2025 1:15 pm - After a storm severely damaged its roof last week, First United Methodist Church in Elgin announced temporary worship and ministry plans Friday, including moving Sunday services to a recently closed west-side church.
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A ‘Wild Mile’ in St. Charles? River Corridor Foundation floating a new idea for boardwalks, gardensMar 21, 2025 5:00 am - The River Corridor Foundation of St. Charles continues to look ahead, proposing a floating garden plan, near the Pottawatomie Park area.
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Study suggests physical activity slows Alzheimer’s diseaseMar 20, 2025 9:17 pm - It’s been said that being active can help your memory, but the effect it has on slowing the progression of Alzheimer's disease is linked to a specific protein that can build up in the brain, causing damage.