FOOD & DRINK
New Chipotle restaurant with drive-thru pickup lane for digital orders opening in Chicago suburb
DES PLAINES, Ill. - Chipotle Mexican Grill is set to open its newest location in Des Plaines on Tuesday. The restaurant will be the first Chipotle in the northwest suburb with a Chipotlane — a drive-thru pickup lane for digital orders. The restaurant is located at 1361 Lee Street...
Pet Rescue Spotlight features Buttercup from Hinsdale Humane Society
CHICAGO (CBS) — Each Thursday, CBS 2 highlights pet rescue organizations around Chicago.Elliott Serrano with the Hinsdale Humane Society is in the CBS 2 studios this week, joined by precious Buttercup.According to Serrano, he is a three-month-old pup from a litter who came in on a transport to the facility around a month ago."He's one of two left from that litter, Buttercup and sibling Milky Way," Serrano said, adding that Buttercup is calm and affectionate."He liked looking out the window to see where we were going," Serrano said. "He's very chill. He loves sitting on laps. Really knows how to handle...
Chicago-area experts weigh in on how to protect your trees and shrubs from cicadas
Plans are underway at the Morton Arboretum to protect young trees from cicadas, but more importantly to learn from them this spring. “We’re so excited,” said plant clinic manager Spencer Campbell. “It’s an ecological event, it’s fertilizer for our wildlife here and pollinators that depend on this food source.”
3 Mukwonago grads who now own breweries collaborate on a beer to honor their hometown
Three Mukwonago grads are preparing for a high school reunion of sorts, brought together over a love of beer. The three former students who graduated in the early 2000s now own their own breweries: Mikerphone Brewing, 121 Garlisch Dr., Elk Grove Village, Illinois owned by Mike Pallen; Torzala Brewing, 2018 S. 1st St....
Great Tata’s
Jim and Nancy do not disclose the fact that they will review a restaurant before they attend, ensuring their reviews are unbiased and uninfluenced by their position with the Sun Day. When searching for restaurants to review, we seem to have fallen into a somewhat disturbing pattern. Unfortunately, our “golden...
OPRF alum makes NBC’s ‘The Voice’
An OPRF alumnus is making waves on a popular singing competition with his powerful voice. Nathan Chester became a household name after his blind audition for Season 25 of the hit reality television show on NBC “The Voice,” which features contestants singing during “blind auditions” in hopes of having a celebrity judge turn their chair around for a chance to be on their team during the competition.
New safety programs coming to Evanston beaches this summer
With summer approaching, the Parks and Recreation Department is introducing two new programs for residents visiting the lakefront, said Division Manager Tim Carter at Thursday’s Parks and Recreation Board meeting. Starting Memorial Day weekend, the department will offer a limited number of life jackets that beach-goers can borrow daily...
Illinois law would ban ownership of servals after animal escapes in Vernon Hills, Decatur
The Illinois House passed a law Thursday that would ban the ownership of specific “dangerous animals” in the state, including servals and kangaroos. Under the provisions of HB 4446, ownership of those types of animals, as well as caracals and wallabies, would be prohibited in most cases. The...
Pictures of the Week-North America-Photo Gallery
Deb Robertson poses for a portrait in the living room of her Lombard, Ill. home, in front of a reproduction of "The Creation of Adam" fresco painting by Michelangelo, Thursday, March 21, 2024. Robertson didn't cry when she learned two months ago that the cancerous tumors in her liver were spreading, portending a tormented death. But later, she cried after receiving a call that a bill moving through the Illinois Legislature to allow certain terminally ill patients to end their own lives with a doctor's help had made progress. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
'Cicada Parade-a': Sculptures swarm Chicago area as artistic tribute to emergent insects
CHICAGO - In a matter of weeks, Chicagoland will be buzzing with two broods of periodical cicadas that are emerging after 13 and 17 years underground. They are known as Brood XIII and Brood XIX, and their overlap is rare. Look out, though – there is another brood that will...
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