FOOD & DRINK
Cicadas in Chicago: Evidence at Morton Arboretum shows they're here
LISLE, Ill. - The Morton Arboretum in Lisle has evidence that the periodical cicadas have arrived. These cicadas have been living underground for the past 17 years. They dig their way out of the dirt, leaving small, round holes under trees. The flying, red-eyed bugs emerge from the ground, mature,...
As cicada-geddon looms, tulle becomes vital tool in keeping trees, plants alive
Immature periodical cicadas have been crawling their way out of the ground at the Morton Arboretum for about 10 days, so experts at the site in Lisle are encouraging homeowners to start protecting vulnerable trees now.
History and food make Whiskey Bend gastropub a destination in St. Charles
Whiskey Bend in St. Charles pays homage to a section of the turn-of-the-20th-century trolley system that connected Elgin, St. Charles, Geneva, Batavia and Aurora. Legend holds that as the trolley proceeded south from Main Street onto Third Street, headed toward Geneva, travelers hurriedly hopped off and on to clang shots of whiskey at a section of nearby saloons.
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