The Midwest is Americas food basket, but few realize its also a prime refuge for bees. Each summer, beekeepers truck more than a million commercial honey bees to the region about a third of all colonies in the U.S. drawn by one of the richest flowering landscapes in the country. Now that oasis is under threat and since bees pollinate a third of every ...

The launch of the Illinois Department of Early Childhood presents a significant opportunity to address one of the state's most persistent challenges childcare deserts.As the Sun-Times recently reported, families seeking childcare, preschool and other early childhood services have often been required to navigate multiple agencies and programs. By bringing ...

On a sunny summer afternoon, the rotunda at the Griffin Museum of Science and Industry was filled with excited kids ready to participate in a science experiment. Small hands shot up whenever MSI staff asked a question and there were no iPads in sight. Children participating in innovative experiments and not being passive viewers aligns with the original ...

In 2016, singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus made her debut at Lollapalooza, in Grant Park. Then just 21, she was an early, first-day act on the BMI Stage, one of the festivals smallest a slot that has become dubbed the Lady Gaga slot, after the pop icon performed there the year before her breakthrough album The Fame.I was super nervous, Dacus recounted in a ...

Moon Alert Avoid shopping (except food and gas) and important decisions after 5 p.m. The moon is in Leo.Aries (March 21-April 19) A dynamic day .HoroscopeStarbox { background: #f8f8f8; display: flex; align-items: center; } ...

PHILADELPHIA White Sox slugger Munetaka Murakami was asked to mimic the sound of a home run coming off his bat.Without hesitation and without waiting for an English-to-Japanese translation he said simply: Bang!Sox third baseman Miguel Vargas provided a big bang for the American League in the eighthinning of its 4-0 victory Tuesday against the National ...

PHILADELPHIA White Sox center fielder Tristan Peters couldnt sleep the night before his first All-Star Game.Nervously tossing and turning and staring at the ceiling? No.Peters was at the hospital with his wife, Erin, whose back gave out from so much carrying around of their four-month-old daughter. Erin called him from their hotel room Monday night while ...

In 1996 Mary Morello walked on stage at the Aragon Ballroom and her son, guitarist Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine, lowered the microphone so she could offer a few words before the band went on.Looking sweetly at the audience, she said, "I'd like to introduce the best f- - - - - - band in the universe."She delivered the pandemonium-inducing line ...

The negotiations to reopen Oak Park's West Suburban Medical Center drag on in a Cook County courtroom as the judge on the case grows increasingly frustrated with both sides of the dispute.The legal battle between the hospital's two owners began when they both sued each other back in April. West Suburban's CEO Manoj Prasad and the hospitals landlord ...

DiJonai Carrington can do almost everything in practice again. The harder part is not thinking about it.Speaking to the media Tuesday for the first time since training camp, Carrington called the foot injury she suffered in last seasons playoffs traumatic and the 10-month recovery process long, tedious and non-linear.But suiting up in the coming days, maybe ...

The Chicago Board of Election Commissioners has removed five candidates in the upcoming race for Chicago's first fully elected school board, including two sitting board members.On Tuesday the board upheld challenges to the candidacies of Angel Velez, who represents District 9A on the Southwest Side and is the board vice president, and Cydney Wallace, who ...

Watermelons are a summer treat. When the weather is stifling hot and appetites fade, cooling foods and drinks are essential. Thick, ruby-red slices of watermelon, as wide as dinner plates, provide natural sweetness and thirst-quenching refreshment with every juicy, dribbling bite.But watermelons offer more than simple refreshment: They are nourishing and ...

This recipe celebrates the abundance of summer tomatoes in a dish that's as visually appealing as it is flavorful. Inspired by the classic ingredients of an Italian caprese salad juicy tomatoes, creamy mozzarella and fragrant basil it reimagines the familiar combination with a little knife work and thoughtful layering. The result is a vibrant appetizer ...

The U.S. Small Business Administration plans to establish Disaster Loan Outreach Centers for people impacted by three rounds of storms that ravaged the Chicago area last month.The centers are set to open July 15 and run through July 30, and will have representatives available to help answer questions about the disaster loan program, explain the application ...

This version of the classic French Nicoise salad is a vibrant entree for a brunch or al fresco lunch. A Nicoise salad is the sum of its components, however many variations abound. The original salad was simple, influenced by the Mediterranean climate and the abundance of tomatoes, olive oil and anchovies in Nice. Over time, numerous additions (and opinions) ...

Surrounded by pallets filled with seized drones and vapes inside a Bensenville warehouse Tuesday, Justice Department officials touted more than $1 billion in recoveries they attributed to a federal trade fraud task force created less than one year ago.But roughly half of that figure came from a recent settlement in a years-old case involving tariff ...

Illinois has confirmed 216 cases of the diarrhea-causing illness cyclosporiasis, the states public health department confirmed Tuesday.Of those 216, 18 people have been hospitalized across the state, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health. Most people in Illinois who contracted the illness had traveled recently 96 people traveled ...

The suburbs have a bad reputation. As endless tracts of anodyne nowhere, sinkholes of boredom and isolation, far from the meaningful lives of richness and significance that are lived by residents of cities. A slur formed after World War II, when cookie cutter Levittown housing developments crowded out farmers' fields and young couples swapped their cramped ...

Los fiscales federales estn solicitando una sentencia de prisin de 2 aos para el hombre que admiti haber disparado un arma en proximidad de agentes de la Oficina de Aduanas y Proteccin Fronteriza (CBP) el otoo pasado en los ltimos das del Operativo Midway Blitz.Hctor Gmez, de 46 aos, es una de solo dos personas condenadas por un delito no relacionado con ...

Bruce Levine made news Monday night  by accident.Levine, the baseball reporter for the Cubs' Marquee Sports Network and The Score, posted a message on X that was not intended for that audience, or any audience. At 7:46 p.m., Levine posted: "You and the other coaches have been the stars of the team being 12 games over .500. Let's Hope twinkle dee and ...

Service on the Yellow Line has been temporarily suspended due to a collision with a vehicle Tuesday afternoon. A spokesperson for the CTA did not have any information including if anyone was hurt or where it occurred. Shuttle buses have been requested from Skokie to Howard to provide connecting service through the affected area after the crash, which ...

After undergoing a lifesaving surgery, Elizabeth Wehrle was determined to make the most of every day.Wehrle, 36, had a "first of its kind" quadruple-organ transplant at Northwestern Memorial Hospital the first ever performed on a patient with a prior lung transplant in the United States.Because of their selfless gift, I get to go home this week, hug my son ...

The second heat wave to hit the Chicago area in three weeks is expected to bring near-record breaking heat to the area Tuesday afternoon. While an official high won't be confirmed by the National Weather Service until later Tuesday afternoon, heat index values are expected to peak around 100 degrees and the projected high at O'Hare Airport is 97 degrees ...

Mayor Brandon Johnsons plan to seize control over the Chicago Housing Authority board led by mayoral challenger Matthew Brewer was thwarted Tuesday after yet another City Council revolt.Johnson introduced three appointments to the CHA board, including Brewers replacement, to a Housing Committee chaired by one of his closest allies in an attempt to speed ...

Por segunda vez en tres semanas, el rea de Chicago se prepara para temperaturas sofocantes.Aunque el calor continuar hasta el viernes alcanzando su punto mximo el martes y mircoles no ser tan severo como la ola de calor ms reciente, dijeron los pronosticadores.No hay lluvia en el pronstico, slo sol. Las partes del rea de Chicago ms alejadas del lago pueden ...