All Stories from December 22, 2011 (Change date)
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Photographer wants DuPage forest district to ease $200 daily permit feeDec 22, 2011 7:00 am - Sometimes, Warrenville-based photographer Sheila Rutledge adds a special touch to her portraits. Instead of shooting students' school pictures, family photos or other se...
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Wal-Mart awaiting tests on formula after baby diesDec 22, 2011 6:00 am - LEBANON, Mo. — Wal-Mart and health officials awaited tests Thursday on a batch of powdered infant formula that was removed from more than 3,000 stores nationwide after a...
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'Tintin' an adventure for Spielberg, JacksonDec 22, 2011 5:00 am - SAN DIEGO — Steven Spielberg hopes he's the typical American when it comes to Tintin: the filmmaker had never heard of the guy, but once he got acquainted, they became f...
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Have a festive, frugal ChristmasDec 22, 2011 5:00 am - Christmas is almost here. This week, I've compiled reader tips that will help you hide gifts, have frugal holiday fun, make a couple of gifts for kids and pets and chase...
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Grandmother Mauer's Frosted Oatmeal CookiesDec 22, 2011 5:00 am - ¾ cup all-purpose flour ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon baking soda ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, at room temperature ½ cup brown sugar ½ cup granulated sugar 1 ...
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Basketball preview: Northwestern at CreightonDec 22, 2011 5:00 am - When: 7 p.m. Thursday at CenturyLink Center in Omaha Streaming video: ESPN3.com Radio: WGN 720-AM The skinny: This could be a scoring fest. The No. 21-ranked Bluejays ar...
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Continuing grandmother's tradition of home-baked giftsDec 22, 2011 5:00 am - Editor's note: Don Mauer is taking some time off. This column originally appeared in December 2002. Holidays, food and families have been woven together, like braids on ...
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Spielberg rides anti-war message in 'War Horse'Dec 22, 2011 5:00 am - Here's an epic Steven Spielberg movie that could just as easily have been titled "Horsey Come Home." "War Horse," based on Michael Morpurgo's 1982 novel and the popular...
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'We Bought a Zoo' a story of hope and heartDec 22, 2011 5:00 am - All you need is 20 seconds of insane courage. That's what Benjamin Mee tells his son Dylan will change his life for the best. Because it worked for him, as we find out...
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Images: Santa caught slacking?Dec 22, 2011 4:30 am - We're all for Santa having a good time and making the rounds, as long as that means he still has enough fuel in his sleigh to hit our homes in the burbs this weekend. We...