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‘I get to love my students’: U-46 kindergarten teacher builds bonds with parents to help kids learn

By Elizabeth Maxwell
Mar 12, 2025 6:00 am - Kristin Meredith always knew she was destined to work with kids, but she didn’t expect to find her place in a classroom surrounded by 5-year-olds. Now, 21 years later, she can’t imagine finding a more fulfilling profession.
These green enchiladas make smart use of a few store-bought shortcuts

By Matt Brooks
Mar 12, 2025 5:41 am - While many recipes for enchiladas Suizas with chicken start with homemade salsa verde, this one uses store-bought salsa for ease. Thick with tomatillos, onions and green chiles, to make them “Swiss-style,” the salsa gets blended with Mexican crema.
5 tips for better frozen french fries

By Emily Heil
Mar 12, 2025 5:39 am - While the best frozen fries are perfectly fine when made according to their labels, they can be made even better with a little care — and some creative zhuzhing up. Here are five tips for preparation and flavor enhancements to help you up your frozen-fry game.
Zion Lutheran next stop on the Great Elgin Pipe Organ March 16

Submitted by Jeff Neufeld
Mar 12, 2025 12:49 am - The program will feature performances by Zion Lutheran's organist, Gary Hilquist, as well as organist Jeff Neufeld. They will be joined by the church choir, a violinist, a cellist, and a high school brass quartet.
Tree of Life hosts screening of documentary ‘Major!’

Submitted by Dave Becker
Mar 11, 2025 11:50 pm - Tree of Life in McHenry is hosting a screening of the documentary, “Major!” about Miss Major Griffin-Gracy, a formerly incarcerated Black transgender elder and activist who has been fighting for the rights of trans women of color for over 40 years.
Hear the Duruflé’s ‘Requiem’ at Gary UMC in Wheaton

Submitted by Janet Mathis
Mar 11, 2025 8:28 pm - For the second Sunday in Lent on March 16, Gary United Methodist Church’s Festival Choir and Chamber Orchestra will present Maurice Duruflé’s “Requiem.”
Spring is popping up all over, in the form of early bulbs

By Tim Johnson
Mar 11, 2025 7:02 pm - It is starting to feel like spring in the Chicago area. During periods of warm weather, early bulbs might begin sprouting, especially those planted with a southern exposure, close to a house or garage.
Home & garden calendar, March 16-22

Mar 11, 2025 6:52 pm - Garden club meetings, plant sales, grafting and more.
Huntley church to host Lenten adult study series

Submitted by Pat Szpekowski
Mar 11, 2025 6:06 pm - A Lenten adult study series, “24 Hours that Changed the World,” continues on Fridays through April 18 at Shepherd of the Prairie Lutheran Church in Huntley.
Lazy Dog open to Buffalo Grove human and doggy diners

By Steve Zalusky
Mar 11, 2025 4:40 pm - Lazy Dog opened the doors of its new Buffalo Grove location Tuesday.

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