Preserves do not need to be refrigerated while unopened but should be kept in a cool, dry place. Once opened, preserves should be refrigerated to prevent bacterial growth and prolong shelf life. Signs ...

Rai Mincey is a food writer and baking enthusiast whose focuses include culinary history, seasonal cooking, and Southern cuisine. She splits her time between Birmingham, Alabama, and Tulum, Mexico.

There are plenty of scenic elements in the Palos area Forest Preserves — oak savanna forests where one can see through the trees, wet lowlands leftover from ice age glaciation and ravines eroded over ...

The Forest Preserves of Cook County’s annual Party for the Preserves celebrates nature and the community with fun family events on Sept. 28. An insider offers a guide to the festivities. Photo Credit: ...