Columns
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A creamy smothered cucumber salad with a 50-year historySep 28, 2022 6:00 am - This story begins with James Beard's now 50-year-old 1972 cookbook: "American Cookery," where, on page 48, Beard shares his version of Smothered Cucumbers. If you opened...
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Make it a family fiesta as kids help with Tex-Mex dinnerSep 28, 2022 6:00 am - I recently hosted a pair of Tex-Mex classes for kids and families. Registered dietitian Mary Zupke from The Garden Plate taught alongside me and offered a few healthy re...
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Sound check: Violent Femmes, Nora Marks, Beer Can'd Fest and moreSep 28, 2022 6:00 am - Dionne in Des Plaines Six-time Grammy-winning hitmaker Dionne Warwick (“Walk on By,” “I Say a Little Prayer,” “That's What Friends Are For”) brings her catalog of soulfu...
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Queen Elizabeth II showed suprising resilience of monarchySep 28, 2022 1:00 am - The funeral of Queen Elizabeth II and the praise pouring in from almost all quarters for her 70 years of service make a powerful case, even for small-r republican and sm...
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Syndicated columnist Jamie Stiehm: America then and now: Reflections 1972-2022Sep 28, 2022 1:00 am - Three landmarks in time just took place. The Watergate break-in that led to a president resigning; Ms. magazine, chronicling the women's movement; and the John F. Kenned...
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Jim O'Donnell: Eberflus inaugural Bears at 3-1 in October? Who would have dreamed it?Sep 28, 2022 1:00 am - THREE WEEKS AGO, anyone who called the Bears hitting the opening strides of October at 3-1 can now report to Marc Trestman Pavilion at Arlington Park to claim your used ...
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Syndicated columnist Susan Estrich: Can Democrats own the crime issue?Sep 27, 2022 1:00 am - It is a once in a generation opportunity. The Republicans, who have owned the crime issue in national politics since 1968, are losing it, turning themselves into pretzel...
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Amendment would guarantee right to collective bargainingSep 27, 2022 1:00 am - It's pretty hard to get 71% of Americans to agree on anything. Yet that's the historically high share of Americans who support labor unions, according to the most recent...
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Neighbors in the News: Oakton administrator elected to serve on national boardSep 26, 2022 11:00 pm - • Palatine resident Katherine Sawyer, Oakton Community College's chief advancement officer, is among four higher education leaders elected to serve on the board of direc...
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Bendoff: Residents cry foul when garbage day becomes garbage weekSep 26, 2022 6:00 am - By David Bendoff Q. I live in a single-family homes common interest community association. Our declaration of covenants concerns garbage. The declaration states with spe...