At Trefzger’s Bakery in Peoria Heights, it’s a busy day. Bakers were busy Monday afternoon frosting circular puff pastries with white frosting and gold, green, and purple sprinkles. Each king cake is ...

The Carnival season, or Mardi Gras season, officially begins on Epiphany, Jan. 6, and lasts through Fat Tuesday.

It's Fat Tuesday, which in Chicago and the suburbs means it's Paczki Day!Tuesday morning, there was a line out the door at Weber's Bakery on Archer Avenue, with folks looking to bag dozens of the ...