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All Stories from August 18, 2011 (Change date)

HSP has urgent appeal for school supplies drive

Humanitarian Service Project
Aug 18, 2011 11:00 pm - The Humanitarian Service Project (HSP) is conducting a School Supplies Drive to fill the backpacks of impoverished children with the items necessary for a successful s...
Carrot cake cookies

By Alison Ladman For The Associated Press
Aug 18, 2011 11:00 pm - Cookies as an after school snack? No trouble selling the kids on that one. Now to convince the adults ... Often laden in fat and empty calories, cookies don’t often impr...
LeTiti celebrates 39 years with alumni dinner

By Deborah Pankey
Aug 18, 2011 11:00 pm - Le Titi de Paris in Arlington Heights will celebrate its 39th anniversary Sunday by inviting former chefs back into the kitchen to create a memorable menu for guests...
Circus returns to Addison for second year of thrills

By Megan Bannister
Aug 18, 2011 11:00 pm - Less than a week before students return to the halls of Indian Trail Junior High in Addison, a different group will be taking over the school. These newcomers, tough, ar...
Worst fast food meals pack a wallop of fat, sugar and salt

By Don Mauer
Aug 18, 2011 11:00 pm - What's the fattiest, most unhealthy restaurant meal in America? Are Lunchables a good choice for school lunches? When I crave a cool treat is there a healthful choice? I...
Images: Arizona dust storm

Aug 18, 2011 11:00 pm - For the third time this summer, a giant wall of dust swept over Phoenix and parts of central Arizona Thursday, turning the sky brown, delaying flights, and knocking out ...
Roast green beans for a bold warm summer salad

By J.M. Hirsch Associated Press When it comes to green beans, the oven tends to get overlooked.
Aug 18, 2011 11:00 pm - Maybe it’s because steaming and sauteing are so quick, and bringing out the best in green beans calls for just a bit of heat. But a short, yet intense, high-heat roast c...
Ketchup gets cools

By Michelle Locke For The Associated Press
Aug 18, 2011 11:00 pm - There’s a seasonal shift going on in the condiment firmament. Ketchup, the big red staple of American pantries, is catching up with the cool crowd as chefs and food entr...
Des Plaines Foundation holds casino fundraiser

Submitted by DeBat Media Services
Aug 18, 2011 11:00 pm - Come bet on the Des Plaines Community Foundation on Friday, Sept. 9, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the eighth annual and only fundraiser at the Cube Night Club at the Des Pla...
Dining events: Tuscany sees red

By Sara Hooker
Aug 18, 2011 11:00 pm - Tuscany sees red August is National Tomato Month and Tuscany is honoring the big, red fruit with Penne All'Arrabiata on special for $17. Created by executive chef B...

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