December's featured sandwich contains Falafill's regular curry falafel, made here with ground yellow lentils rather than chickpea or fava bean flour (the latter more common in Egypt). Dressing the crisp lentil balls are yellow raisins, granny smith apples, nuts and celery – a kind of Middle Eastern Waldorf salad sandwich...with some falafel involved.

Triton College has received a $15,000 grant from the Oak Park-River Forest Community Foundation to create a pilot Green Business Certification program.

David J. Condon, of Colorsmith Stained Glass Studio in Riverside, IL, created stained glass windows for the 2012 White House Christmas Decorations.

A traditional recipe for latkes (potato pancakes) and an unusual way to cook an Eye of Round roast, an inexpensive cut of meat that can be made to taste tender and delicious.

Oh Boy Maybe We Will Have A Real Election This Spring

Chess pie (or "jes," as in "just") pie, as our friendly server Val helpfully explained, is kind of like pecan pie without the pecans. The great James Beard recorded that this pie came to the U.S. from England, and it's about as unadorned as pie can be: just eggs, butter, sugar and vanilla. Add vinegar, and you've got a "Jefferson Davis" pie.  Either way, it's all in just a plain crust.

One of the hardest parts of parenting is feeling bad or disconnected when your child withdraws her love or interest.

Local authors showcased at the library represent a wide range of genres to fit any reading interest.

On December 15th & December 16th, Ballet Legere will present their 28th Annual production of "The Nutcracker Ballet" at the Lund Auditorium of Dominican University, 7900 Division St in River Forest, Illinois.

In a ceremony held Oct. 22 at the Hilton Austin in Austin, Texas, the International Municipal Lawyers Association (IMLA) named Ray Heise, former Oak Park village attorney, a "Local Government Fellow."