Adding a two- to three-inch layer of organic mulch around the base of your maple tree can significantly improve its health.

The Forest Preserve District of Kane County will hold its annual Maple Sugaring Days event from noon to 3 p.m., March 1 and 2, at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve at 37W700 Dean St. in St. Charles.

McDonald County High School culinary students are spending class Friday learning how to make maple syrup. The school says the ...