Lifestyle Stories from December 22, 2012 (Change date)
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New home a hard-earned gift for Aurora familyDec 23, 2012 5:27 am - “Some gifts aren’t given,” reads a billboard in Chicago featuring an image of Bulls legend Michael Jordan. The same could be said about an early Christmas gift an Aurora...
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Newtown inundated with gifts, donationsDec 23, 2012 8:36 am - NEWTOWN, Conn. — Peter Leone was busy making deli sandwiches and working the register at his Newtown General Store when he got a phone call from Alaska. It was a woman w...
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Community steps up to help family of late Palatine manDec 23, 2012 8:39 am - Despite being faced with his own struggles, Barry Keith “Brick” Walls never hesitated to help another in need. “Even when we didn’t have the money, he’d find a way,” dau...
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She doesn't want 'short-term boyfriends' at holiday dinnersDec 23, 2012 5:51 am - Q. My family consists of 20-plus people. Every Thanksgiving we gather at my sister's house and Christmas at mine. Our niece, who is divorced, has three children, but two...
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Indiana woman helps decorate White House for holidaysDec 23, 2012 6:07 am - PRINCE’S LAKES, Ind. — First lady Michelle Obama toured the private living quarters of the White House, inspecting this year’s selection of holiday decorations. Golden b...
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Three drivers hauling 3,000 toys travel nonstop to NewtownDec 23, 2012 8:55 am - As a third-generation concessionaire running games at local carnivals and other venues, Peter Kasin knows how to entertain. The Grayslake resident was in that mode a wee...
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Anonymous donor gives $10,000 to Round Lake Park’s Shop with a Cop programDec 24, 2012 3:29 pm - Round Lake Park police get cashier’s check for Shop with a Cop
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Use scarves to add splash of color to pillows, decorDec 23, 2012 6:07 am - I have been an avid collector of beautiful scarves for a long time. I love vintage but I’ve also been having good luck finding lovely new ones. Use them to transform a p...
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Phoenix more than sun in the desertDec 23, 2012 6:07 am - PHOENIX — With cactus and strip malls obstructing the views at times, visitors could easily write Phoenix off as a place where water and culture are scarce. But this met...
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'Two Graves' is exceptional thrillerDec 23, 2012 6:07 am - The names Preston & Child on the cover of a book promise a unique reading experience unlike any other, and “Two Graves” delivers the high thrills one expects from the tw...
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