All Stories from June 12, 2012 (Change date)
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U.S. stocks turn higher despite unease over EuropeJun 12, 2012 7:22 am - NEW YORK — Stocks are moving higher on Wall Street as investors wait to hear more details on the rescue plan for Spanish banks. The Dow Jones industrial average was up ...
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Best bets: Cirque du Soliel's "Dralion" flips back to the suburbsJun 12, 2012 6:00 am - Arena Cirque Cirque du Soleil's arena restaging of its show “Dralion,” which blends Western circus acts with Asian acrobatics, returns to the Chicago area starting ...
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Mom’s Ricotta CookiesJun 12, 2012 6:00 am - 2 sticks butter, softened 1 cup ricotta cheese 2 teaspoons vanilla 2 cups sugar 2 eggs 4 cups flour ½ teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon baking soda 3 squares (3 ounces) w...
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Joan of bark: Rivers' new book spares no oneJun 12, 2012 6:00 am - Joan Rivers' tongue is as sharp as her plastic surgeon's scalpel, and she holds nothing back in her latest book, “I Hate Everyone ... Starting With Me.” Few have wo...
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Shaved ice is this summer's hot chilly treatJun 12, 2012 6:00 am - The parade of retro treats marches on. And this summer it seems the foodie hipster scene has declared shaved ice is the hot “new” old way to stay — and be — cool. “We ha...
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TiramisuJun 12, 2012 6:00 am - 3 cups heavy whipping cream 2 cups powdered sugar 16 ounces mascarpone cheese 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ¼ cup light rum, divided 1 cup black coffee 3 packages (7 ...
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Project HELP works to prevent child abuse, neglect in DuPage CountyJun 12, 2012 6:00 am - Back in 1992, the Naperville Exchange Club recognized a need for some kind of child abuse and neglect prevention program. Thus, Project HELP was born. “There was a need...
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Tamale PieJun 12, 2012 6:00 am - 1 pound ground beef ½ cup chopped onion ½ cup chopped green pepper 1 teaspoon chili powder 1 package (8.5 ounces) corn muffin mix ¾ cup sour cream Salt and pepper 1...
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Baking just the beginning for Lake Zurich cookJun 12, 2012 6:00 am - Patricia Kutchins was so well known and loved for her baked treats that she would bring into work that she earned the name “Patty Cake.” Co-workers relied on cupcakes, c...
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Cooper's Hawk soars with creative cuisine, house-made winesJun 12, 2012 6:00 am - Talk about making a good first impression. Before we were barely in the door at Cooper's Hawk Winery, we had a glass in our hand. And things only got better from there. ...