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Illinois Chicken Joint Among America’s Finest Takeout Restaurants
I hope you have room for some chicken. Naperville's Chicken Lit is the spot for takeout here in Illinois. Lovefood called the food an "absolute must-try" and added, "You can get chicken tenders, wings, and chicken burgers, plus other snacks such as fried shrimp." WHY PEOPLE LOVE CHICKEN LIT IN...
Turtles ahead: Suburban residents shell out to protect neighborhood turtles
Turtles in the Sunset Views community, located in Lily Lake, crawl across a road from one pond to another. Abby Drommerhausen lives in Sunset Views, where she says too many drivers are running over turtles.
Rare blue-eyed cicada spotted during 2024 emergence at suburban Chicago arboretum
LISLE, Ill. (AP) — It was late morning when The Morton Arboretum’s Senior Horticulturist Kate Myroup arrived at the Children’s Garden with a special guest: a rare, blue-eyed female Magicicada cassini cicada, spotted earlier in the day by a visitor. A lucky few saw the cicada Friday...
An Illinois Bar Has Officially Lost Their Mind With a Cicada Malört Shot
A popular brewpub outside of Chicago has put two of the most atrocious things Illinois is known for together into a cocktail you have to be brave to try. You might have to be masochistic in order to truly enjoy it. The Noon Whistle Pub in Lombard, IL announced that...
Naperville student is Illinois winner in Doodle for Google contest
River Woods Elementary School student Reva Savalia is one of the 55 state and territory winners of the 16th annual Doodle for Google contest. The Mighty Monarch serves as Savalia’s inspiration. The contest was launched in January, with Google asking students from kindergarten through Grade 12 to use artwork...
Rare blue-eyed cicada spotted during 2024 emergence at suburban Chicago arboretum
It was late morning when The Morton Arboretum's Senior Horticulturist Kate Myroup arrived at the Children’s Garden with a special guest: a rare, blue-eyed female Magicicada cassini cicada, spotted earlier in the day by a visitor. A lucky few saw the cicada Friday at the arboretum in Lisle, Illinois,...
From the road to the Westminster: Behind the scenes of the dog show world
Pulitzer Prize finalist Tommy Tomlinson went on a quest to venture inside the dog show world, in search of a deeper understanding of the relationship between dogs and humans. He was inspired to do so after seeing a dog show on TV one day, thinking, “Are those dogs happy?”
Illinois Zoo Welcomes Koalas For 1st Time In 90-Year History
Did you know a famed and historic Illinois zoo is finally getting koalas?. I guess that, for all the times that I have been to the Brookfield Zoo, which is numerous, I never considered that they have zero koalas. Well, that all changes today because, for the 1st Time in...
"Home Alone" house up for sale for second time since movie was filmed
WINNETKA, Ill. (CBS) -- The iconic north suburban home that served as a backdrop for the 1990 holiday hit movie "Home Alone" is up for sale.Last time the "McAllister house" at 671 Lincoln Ave. in Winnetka was on the market back in 2012, it sold for $1.585 million – down from an asking price of $2.4 million. The people who bought it at that point are now asking $5.25 million.According to Vanity Fair, the red brick Georgian dates back to 1920. It first gained notoriety beyond the North Shore in 1974 – 16 years before it became the "Home Alone"...
Singing in rock band helps Wheaton man keep Parkinson’s symptoms at bay
A man from Wheaton is showing how music can help in the fight against Parkinson’s disease. Dave Mikulskis credits a number of different things for keeping tremors, voice issues, and other hallmarks of Parkinson’s at bay.
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