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Healthy recipe: Mediterranean quinoa salad
It's easy to make, high in protein, full of nutrients, and most importantly, it's delicious. This Mediterranean quinoa salad is essentially a Greek salad with quinoa and chickpeas thrown in for protein, making it a complete meal. You can prepare it ahead and pack it for lunch or serve it as a side with dinner.
Win Skydeck Chicago's Love on the Ledge contest for a thrilling Valentine's Day
Celebrate Valentine's Day 103 floors up with Skydeck Chicago's annual social media contest. Enter the contest on Facebook or Instagram for your chance to get married or renew your vows in a very unique, and very Chicago, experience.
'Wolf Moon' rises: The first full moon of 2023 is known as a 'micromoon'
Look up to the east on the evening of Friday, Jan 6th to see the year's first full moon. (CHICAGO) In the Chicago area, turn your eyes to the sky shortly after sunset on Friday, January 6th, and you will see the year's first full moon spectacle.
Closing rumors prove true: Hidden gem Wicker Park Walgreens will shut its doors permanently
The TikTok famous store with the 'Vitamin Vault' is closing for good. Ceiling detail at WalgreensPhoto byDaniel X. O'Neil/Flickr.com. (CHICAGO) It was only a rumor until the company confirmed the iconic Walgreens in Chicago's Wicker Park neighborhood that sits in a former old bank building will be permanently closed next month.
My top 12 most-read Chicago stories from 2022
(CHICAGO) Worms on the sidewalk, Portillos, and May's blood moon are just some of the most viewed/read stories that I wrote this year. It's the end of one year, and the beginning of the next, which means, year-end lists are everywhere. I thought it would be fun to see which articles I wrote over 2022 that readers tended to click on the most.
Start your New Year's resolutions early! Chicago Park District fitness centers are free for a week
Take advantage of the free week at local fitness centers. (CHICAGO) Had a little too much holiday cheer in the form of food and drinks this year?. If you're feeling like you need to get back to a healthier routine, the Chicago Park District is offering a free week of fitness beginning Friday, December 30th, and lasting until Sunday, January 8th.
Easy and fun 'mocktail' recipes for a kid-friendly New Year's Eve toast
From rainbow sprinkle-rimmed milk glasses to cotton candy drinks, here are some super simple and fun ideas for a family-friendly New Year's Eve. A pretty glass and a garnish will take your mocktails to the next level. Because what is not to love about a fun drink, regardless of your age?
It's official: New Illinois law for 2023 reminds us to appreciate sweet corn
HB 5254 establishes Sweet Corn Appreciation Day for August 1st. (Read on to find a corn-freezing recipe at the bottom.) There's no question Illinois produces some of the best sweet corn in the world. You can find it in abundance at roadside stands and local farms all around the state in late summer.
New law to give Illinois an official state snake was introduced by a 7th grader
Starting January 1st, 2023, the eastern milksnake will become the official state snake of Illinois. Eastern milksnakePhoto byOndreicka1010/Depositphotos.com. Every January, a batch of new laws goes into effect in Illinois. This year one of those laws gives Illinois an official state snake.
4-ingredient peppermint bark recipe: Use up those leftover candy canes
All you need is melted chocolate, peppermint extract, and candy canes to make this delicious and easy holiday bark recipe. I seem to always overbuy boxes of candy canes. They're inexpensive, festive, and often on sale before the holidays. But when Christmas is over, I still have candy canes in abundance.
Easy holiday recipe: 3-ingredient no-bake Oreo truffle balls
The only ingredients you need to make Oreo balls are Oreo cookies, cream cheese, and chocolate. I first tasted this delicious recipe at a holiday potluck work party years ago. It tasted so wonderful I had to find out the recipe from my coworker's wife. I was amazed when she told me it only had three ingredients and no baking involved.
Thinking of a Dry January? A new survey shows increased interest in "sober curious"
Go Brewing in Naperville is a taproom offering non-alcoholic or low-alcohol signature craft beers on tap, offering healthy alternatives for beer lovers. (CHICAGO) Weight loss and being healthier are two of the reasons people might participate in Dry January after the holidays. A new survey shows 4 out of 5 Americans who drink alcohol could be "motivated to participate in Dry January."
Get a free sandwich at Potbelly to celebrate the holidays
Potbelly is offering a buy one get one free (BOGO) sandwich deal on Tuesday, December 20th. (CHICAGO) Stop in at Potbelly Sandwich Shop next week to fuel up as you're finishing your last-minute Christmas shopping and score yourself a free original sandwich.
Check out 4 of the most festive holiday pop-up bars Chicago has to offer
Celebrate the season with elf decor, boozy Hanukkah donuts, and heated rooftop igloos. (CHICAGO) It's holiday pop-up season in Chicago. Restaurants and bars across the city are transforming their spaces into winter wonderlands with themed specialty menus to match.
Downtown Naperville's Starbucks Reserve is closed for the holiday season
The specialty store will reopen in the future as a regular coffee shop. (CHICAGO) Downtown Naperville's Starbucks Reserve opened in 2021 to fanfare at the time of being one of only four Reserve locations in the world.
Six-ingredient easy microwave peanut brittle recipe for the holidays
Nobody will ever guess this foolproof peanut brittle recipe was made in the microwave, and it takes mere minutes. The holidays are busy enough without having to deal with fussy, complicated, overinvolved recipes. So when I discover something that is both tasty, and easy to make, I like to stick with it.
Texas governor announced on Twitter that Texas has bused over 1,300 migrants to Chicago
Over 14,300 migrants have been bused to sanctuary cities in all. Wall that divides Mexico from the United States on the border between Ciudad Jurez and El Paso Texas.Photo byLaflota/Depositphotos.com.
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