Bob Baker Marionette Theater will buy its Highland Park theater; fundraising continues as Choo Choo Revue readies for May 16.

You know that feeling when someone mentions puppets and your brain immediately conjures up either childhood nostalgia or mild ...

Growing mangoes at home can be a highly fulfilling experience, but it is often accompanied by a general problem of how to protect the mangoes from insects. Many people have been using chemical sprays ...

ATLANTA — Weeks after a controversial elections bill died on Crossover Day, it came back to life in the Georgia Senate on Friday. The old version of this bill was much more controversial. It stopped ...

ATLANTA — The Georgia Senate on Friday passed an election bill that, if it ultimately becomes law, would have wide-ranging implications for the 2026 mid-terms. Its provisions include using hand-marked ...

Five Guys isn't receiving five stars from everyone after its latest menu change. In social media posts made on March 16, Five Guys announced it has ditched its plastic fry cups for kraft paper bags, ...

Commissary shoppers must pay for single-use plastic and paper bags starting April 6, the Defense Commissary Agency announced. (James Kimber/Navy) This article was updated to include the commissary ...

All commissaries will begin charging shoppers for single-use plastic and paper bags on April 6, to encourage more people to bring in reusable bags, the Defense Commissary Agency said Monday. “This ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- California's new plastic bag law went into effect on January 1. It forbids any business from giving away or selling plastic bags, even those deemed "recyclable." We found no ...

The Elgin City Council gave preliminary approval Wednesday to a ban on single-use plastic checkout bags at larger retailers. If approved, Elgin would be one of the only municipalities in the state ...

Single-use plastic bags will be banned at large retail stores in Elgin starting in June 2027 under an ordinance approved Wednesday night by the Elgin City Council. The new rule, recommended by the ...

ELGIN, Ill. — The age-old “paper or plastic” conundrum may soon be a thing of the past for shoppers at major retailers in northwest suburban Elgin. But they’ll still have the option for at least ...