All Stories from December 17, 2013 (Change date)
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Lawsuit aimed at FutureGen pollution standardsDec 17, 2013 5:00 am - SPRINGFIELD— The Sierra Club has filed a federal lawsuit aimed at tightening the pollution controls planned for the FutureGen clean-coal project. The environmental group...
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Crown Roast of Pork with Mushroom and Broccoli StuffingDec 17, 2013 4:45 am - 1 crown pork rib roast (7 pounds, 16 ribs) 1¼ teaspoons salt, divided 1 teaspoon parsley flakes 6 tablespoons flour, divided 1¼ teaspoons thyme leaves, divided 1¼ te...
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Sashimi NapoleonDec 17, 2013 4:45 am - ¾ pound sashimi grade tuna 2 tablespoons Japanese mayonnaise 1 teaspoon Vietnamese garlic-chili sauce 2 tablespoons scallions, chopped (white and green parts) 2 teas...
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Cook of the Week: Collecting family recipes a delicious pursuitDec 17, 2013 4:45 am - Melissa Wieland loves to cook with her family, whether they're planning a buffet of appetizers or an Italian feast. And like many cooks, when searching for a recipe, Mel...
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Book on Roosevelt, Taft offers lessons, wild talesDec 17, 2013 4:45 am - In her beautiful new account of the lives of Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft, historian Doris Kearns Goodwin spins a tale so gripping that one questions the n...
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Chocolate Chip Brownies with Cream Cheese FrostingDec 17, 2013 4:45 am - Brownies 1 cup butter (2 sticks) 4 ounces unsweetened chocolate 2 cups sugar 4 large eggs, beaten 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1½ cups flour 1/8 teaspoon salt 6 ou...
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Friendly service, fine fare at Mia's Cantina in Mount ProspectDec 17, 2013 4:45 am - We've come to expect fab fish tacos, marvelous skirt steak and kicked-up margaritas from Mexican eateries in the suburbs. But when you can find those elements along with...
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Bloomingdale woman to take the ice as Olympic refereeDec 17, 2013 4:30 am - Erin Blair has spent much of her life training for the Winter Olympics. In February, the Bloomingdale resident will take the ice to officiate games featuring the greates...
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What happens when parents don’t like to play?Dec 17, 2013 4:30 am - NEW YORK — Silvana Clark spent 10 years as a parks and recreation supervisor for the city of Bellingham, Wash., yet when it came time to raise children, there were certa...
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Hackberry's worth a second lookDec 17, 2013 4:30 am - With many trees and shrubs now bereft of leaves and flowers, more subtle aspects of the landscape come into focus. A tree that many people hardly notice captures my full...