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‘One of the last living relics of the stockyards,’ will mark a century of making the ‘skirl’ at Tartan Ball on Saturday

November 18, 2021 at 11:33 a.m.

With their bagpipes and drums and bright kilts, the Stockyard Kilty Band has been part of Chicago for 100 years. The band will celebrate its centenary Saturday with its 100th...

A special honor: Southland veterans form new friendship at all-woman Honor Flight, where ‘none of us had to sit in the corner’

November 11, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

Carol Ann Youngquist Macola and Mary Katherine Curran Santine, both are U.S. military veterans who served in the Vietnam War era who live only blocks away from each other in...

St. James at Sag Bridge in Lemont is pictured in 2016. Dale Kaczmarek of Oak Lawn, president of the Ghost Research Society, said it is among the area's most haunted spots.

Reports of ‘phantom manifestations’ place Lemont’s St. James at Sag Bridge among area’s most famous haunts

October 29, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

Chicago has plenty of paranormal history, and nobody knows this better than Dale Kaczmarek of Oak Lawn, president of the Ghost Research Society. The author of six books, including two...

A squirrel eats some pumpkin at North Pond in Chicago's Lincoln Park in December 2020. October is Squirrel Awareness Month.

A scurry of white squirrels lives in the Beverly area; one even shows up on Google Street View

October 28, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

Nestled in the far southwest corner of Chicago are some new celebrities — rare white squirrels. They have popped up in the "scurry," the apt name for a group of...

The menu at the Beverly Bakery includes Eggs Benedict Florentine with fresh salad, and skillet dishes with potatoes and vegetables.

Better Breakfast Month a time to examine morning eating habits

September 27, 2021 at 4:26 p.m.

Traditional foods still top the list of favorites for breakfast — eggs were by far the first choice in a 2019 survey by market research company OnePoll. The top 10...

Carrying ‘an impossible mixture of pain and pride,’ Gold Star mothers find solace in their unspoken bond

September 24, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

More than a century ago as Americans fought overseas in World War I, their families would display a flag with a blue star for each active service member. It was...

Beverly Art Walk, ‘a catalyst to bring people together,’ set for Saturday along Western Avenue

September 14, 2021 at 2:38 p.m.

Long ago, running away to join the circus was a dream for children — and plenty of adults — looking for new experiences. Today, children are being taught circus arts...

Greg Owen-Boger, from left, and Dale Ludwig, who started Turpin Cares to help homeless people as they transition to permanent housing, are joined at a recent free store event in Beverly by fellow volunteers Lucy Gaillard, Katie O'Sullivan, Grace Kuikman and Gary Jenkins.

For Beverly duo, helping homeless during pandemic ‘gave us a purpose during some really dark times’

August 27, 2021 at 11:53 a.m.

Kassi Wills had been homeless for six years but things were turning around. She was starting a new job, and in May had been approved to lease a small, furnished...

Bountiful harvests of vegetables are available from area gardens and farmers markets this time of year, and can be preserved to make that flavor last throughout the year. "There's nothing like opening up a jar of jam or salsa in midwinter and getting that summer flavor," said Kristin Bogdonas, a nutrition educator with the University of Illinois Extension.

Preserving traditions and produce: ‘In addition to giving us a ready supply of food, it is a rewarding experience’

August 20, 2021 at 11:13 a.m.

Suzanne Smith, a resident of Chicago's Beverly neighborhood who works in computer applications and website design, has been preserving food since the 1970s, following in the footsteps of her ancestors....

An insects dines on pollen and nectar Tuesday in a native wildflower in a yard in Homewood. Native plants provide year-round habitat for pollinating insects.

No bugs, no food: Educators putting word out about importance of pollinators

June 29, 2021 at 6:03 p.m.

It's the time of year when produce sections at grocery stores and farmers markets teem with fresh fruits and vegetables. Farmers get credit for growing these crops, but they are...

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