Sugar and a little water, but mostly sugar, combine to make candy - sugary sweets that have satisfied sweets lovers for thousands of years. Honey is popular as an ingredient for sweet candies and cakes, but sugar is the basis for hard candy drops, ...

Indian-American novelist and journalist Thrity Umrigar will speak at a free public event at 1 p.m. on Saturday, February 18, at Adlai E. Stevenson High School West Auditorium, 1 Stevenson Dr., Lincolnshire, Ill. Ms. Umrigar is the author of six bes...

For decades, it was a secret tucked away and never talked about by Ralph Rehbock or his parents. Then, Rehbock's children began digging into family history. "Nothing, and I underscore that word, nothing, was said about our German life until my chil...

Using the experience she accumulated from three decades of running her own marketing agency, Debbie G. Fliehman wrote a book with all her tips. The Lincolnshire business owner recently released "Make Success Happen - Seven Steps to Developing a Mark...

Two professionals who help high school students with learning disabilities make the transition to college lead a free program on Wednesday, February 8th at Five Seasons Family Sports Club in Northbrook. "College Planning for Students with Learning D...

Jazz Brunch is back at Prairie Grass Cafe (601 Skokie Blvd.; Northbrook, IL; 847-205-4433)! Bassist Jim Batson and his crew will be playing from 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, February 4. A regular on the Chicago jazz scene for more than 25 ye...

Middleton Partners, a Northbrook-based real estate investment firm, has purchased Balmoral Business Campus, a large two-building office complex in Rosemont. The 230,754-square-foot office complex is located at 5400 and 5500 Pearl St. Simultaneou...

Waukegan, IL, January 31, 2017: Consumers Credit Union (CCU; $1.04 Billion, Waukegan, IL) recently announced promotions for four (4) credit union leaders. Jennifer Wenckowski was named Director of VISA, Caroline Hemmer replaces her as VISA Manager, ...

The North Suburban YMCA welcomes local artist Tanya Christini Klatt for an exhibit of her new works, on display through the month of February in the Y's Community Gallery. Guests can meet the artist at an informal reception on Wednesday, February 22...

Suburbanites and Chicagoans, Jews and Muslims, students and businesspeople packed O'Hare International Airport's international terminal over the weekend two separate times to protest restrictions imposed on people entering the U.S. from seven Muslim...