Servings: 6 / Total Time: 30 mins Ingredients: Directions: Salmon with Horseradish Pistachio Crust Recipe photo by Taste of Home
Salmon with Horseradish Pistachio Crust
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Balsamic Roasted Chicken Thighs with Root Vegetables
Servings: 6 / Total Time: 45 mins Ingredients: Directions: Balsamic Roasted Chicken Thighs with Root Vegetables Recipe photo by Taste of Home
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Artichoke-Stuffed Beef Tenderloin
Servings: 10 / Total Time: 1 hr Ingredients: Directions: Artichoke-Stuffed Beef Tenderloin Recipe photo by Taste of Home
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Community pushes back on council approving funds for Joliet Historical Museum
The Joliet City Council has approved the allocation of $250,000 to the Joliet Area Historical Museum, despite criticism from some in the community, and will be used for public events and educational programs.
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Buy your Valentine’s Day candy early
Roses and other flowers dramatically go up in price before Valentine’s Day. As you are reading this column someone is doubling if not tripling the prices on their roses. Roses that might sell for $39.95 off the grocery store shelf are now marked up to $79.95 and often over $100.00. If your roses are delivered to your sweetheart, you can count on spending $100.00 and probably much more.
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Lawmakers introduce police reform measures, advocates look to end tipped wage
In Chicago, police announced last month that in 2023, the department reached a 51.7 percent clearance rate, the highest since 2019. Clearance rates are an oft-maligned metric, as they reflect crimes which occurred in past years but were solved recently.
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Black History celebration with “Stamped Into History” at Bicentennial Park Theatre
All is invited to kick off Black History Month at Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park & Theatre. Learn, laugh, dance and be uplifted while celebrating the rich heritage and contributions of African Americans. Enjoy “Stamped Into History” on February 9, 10 and 11, held in the indoor theatre. Admission is free for all three days! “Stamped Into […]
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Dear EarthTalk: What is so-called New Denialism all about? — Paul C., Baltimore
For years, human-induced climate change has been a controversial topic, despite heaps of scientific evidence proving its existence. In the past, climate change deniers have used the rhetoric of simply denying that climate change was happening. New denialism is different because instead of focusing on the existence of climate change, it attacks the policies meant […]
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Will County Exec. Bertino-Tarrant at White House for “Communities in Action” Series
Washington DC visit includes meetings with Senator Durbin, Congressman Jackson, and Congressman Davis Will County Executive Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant joined elected and community leaders from throughout Illinois at the White House to discuss the positive local impacts of federal investments from the Biden-Harris Administration. “Will County has received historic levels of federal funding under this administration,” […]
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Harvard report: Blacks, Latinos hit hardest by all-time high rental costs
More than 12 million families now pay half their income on housing A new report on rental housing from Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) makes clear why so many people are dissatisfied with the nation’s economy. Released in late January and entitled, America’s Rental Housing 2024, the report documents how ever-rising rental costs are […]
