The holiday season tastes like peppermint, and most of us can’t get enough. Peppermint mocha brightens the morning, peppermint ice cream makes us dreamy at night, and cute red-and-white-striped…
My father, Howard, was in the Air Force and my mother, Angeline, was a homemaker. They didn’t have a lot of money to buy Christmas presents for my three siblings or me, but…
Gifts from the kitchen are easy and inexpensive to make and are always welcome during the holidays. Sachets and potpourri make beautiful and aromatic Christmas gifts. They can be fashioned…
This holiday season is bound to be different, but University of Illinois Extension is helping families manage the ups and downs. In a three-part series, Extension educators will offer…
Yuletide Festival, new this year to Naper Settlement, launched in December as a holiday season option for making merry. Yuletide Festival, “is the place to be to celebrate the holidays,”…
Before COVID-19, my holiday traditions this time of year began with a gathering of five neighborhood friends for an early-morning coffee klatch at one of our houses. We originally met…
While most daily activities have been turned on their heads in 2020, holiday decorating can bring some much-needed normalcy this year. While many started decorating long before the…
SPRINGFIELD – As statewide COVID-19 case counts and hospitalizations continue to increase, officials on Wednesday, Oct. 14 warned Illinoisans to take precautions ahead of upcoming…
New state project launches ...
Gov. J.B Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO) ...
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State health dept. partnership ...
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First Lady makes visit ...
City Colleges of Chicago hosted on Thursday, Oct. 14 First Lady Dr ...
