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16th District: Dady rallies to Dem nomination and date against Kinzinger
March 20, 2018

Sara Dady overcame an early deficit to overtake Neill Mohammad to open a convincing lead with most votes counted in the 16th District Democratic primary for Congress. Dady had 40 percent…
Mounds Cake
February 24, 2015

My favorite candy bar is Mounds. When I learned of this cake, I had to make it. It’s wonderful. The trouble is that one piece is probably equal to three Mounds bars. This is NOT a…
Brown Bread Muffins
February 18, 2015

Friend Susan was hungry for Boston Brown Bread, you know, the kind that came in a can. She didn’t find it at the IGA, so she looked up a recipe and made her own. She says the muffins…
Karen’s Corner
February 11, 2015

Peach Cobbler Using Bisquick I have to admit that this recipe is easy, but I must also admit that mine didn’t look like the photograph on FaceBook. The original recipe calls for all…
Almond-Cappuccino Brownies
February 4, 2015

I clipped this recipe from a magazine at least 10 years ago. I used Hershey’s Dark Chocolate bars, and it turned out to be a very flavorful brownie, but I’m not overly fond of almond…
Karen's Corner
January 28, 2015

Taco Soup Cousin Gwen’s family likes this recipe so much, that they never make regular chili any more. 1-1/2 lbs of lean ground beef 1 envelope of Taco seasoning 1 envelope of Ranch…

Democrats muscle through election changes

May 7, 2024

SPRINGFIELD – Supermajority Democrats in the Illinois House moved quickly Wednesday, May 1 to push through a change to state election laws that partially limits ballot access and…

Flooding is Illinois’ most threatening natural disaster. Are we prepared?

May 6, 2024

First in a series from the Illinois Answers Project. The electricity in Mary Buchanan’s home in Chicago’s West Garfield Park neighborhood was not working – again.  The outage…

Election officials to weigh whether GOP operative, Bailey illegally colluded

May 6, 2024

A year and a half after Republican Darren Bailey lost his campaign to challenge Gov. J.B. Pritzker, state election officials are weighing whether he illegally colluded with conservative…

Farmers plant seeds for Right to Repair legislation

April 30, 2024

During the 2023 harvest season, one of Jake Lieb’s tractors quit working. A week later, his combine stopped working, too. Both were new — and he was locked out from making any repairs…

16th District: Dady rallies to Dem nomination and date against Kinzinger

Mounds Cake

Brown Bread Muffins

Karen’s Corner

Almond-Cappuccino Brownies

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