All Stories from December 16, 2020 (Change date)
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You can make shiny, tasty chocolates for giving or just eatingDec 16, 2020 5:00 am - If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, pay tribute to Girl Scout Cookies with these chocolate mint copycats
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Alvin Ailey's 'Revelations' has a place of honor in company's first virtual seasonDec 16, 2020 5:00 am - As if Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater didn't have enough to deal with while creating a high-profile new work during a pandemic, there was the weather. Rain scuttled m...
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7 smart tips for baking better cookiesDec 16, 2020 5:00 am - We've baked a lot of cookies in our time. Dozens of batches, untold hundreds (thousands?) of individual treats. Between all that cooking, along with a healthy dose of de...
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Look ma, no instant ramen - why it pays to teach kids to cookDec 16, 2020 5:00 am - Like many students, I ate poorly in college. The nadir was surely that summer I shared an apartment with friends who raided their fraternity kitchen to stock our cupboar...
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Streaming theater this week: Chicago Shakes' 'Peter Pan,' Congo Square's comedy seriesDec 16, 2020 5:00 am - Family favorite Chicago Shakespeare Theater streams its 2018 production "Peter Pan - A Musical Adventure," directed and choreographed by Amber Mak, new works development...
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Palatine repair shop owners 'hope to make huge difference' with car giveawayDec 16, 2020 4:30 am - One family in the suburbs has no idea that fate is about to smile upon it this holiday season, courtesy of Advanced Automotive car and truck repair in Palatine. Owners ...
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Twenty years and $22 million later, Quentin Road project comes to fruitionDec 16, 2020 4:30 am - After two decades in the making, a $22 million project to widen Quentin Road between Kildeer and Lake Zurich is in the books. Landscaping, cleanup and minor work will be...
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Drive-through food giveaway provides holiday dinner for 500 families in ElginDec 16, 2020 4:30 am - Over 350 cars lined up, some hours early, for a drive-through holiday dinner giveaway at the Elgin Sports Complex Tuesday. "Uniting for the Holidays," a United Way prog...
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Believe Project: $100 to buy gifts for residents at assisted living facilityDec 16, 2020 4:30 am - Today's winner of a $100 bill through the Believe Project is Susan Fedor of Mount Prospect. Here is an excerpt of her story: "I work at an assisted living facility, and ...
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Negotiators near agreement on long-delayed COVID-19 aid billDec 16, 2020 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Congressional negotiators closed in Wednesday on a $900 billion COVID-19 relief package that would deliver additional "paycheck protection" subsidies to bus...