Whirligigs were invented centuries ago. They are both toys and tools, indicators of wind direction and the weather. Sources disagree on where the first were made; it was probably in…
Most chore charts — the ones where the days of the week run across the top and the chores are listed down one side — don’t take into account that family days are unpredictable!…
Bell toys, a type of pull toy that had moving parts that rang a bell, were made in America just after the Civil War. The Gong Bell Co. of Connecticut made the first one. It was an iron…
It is easy to guess what this is — a rainbow spatterware water pitcher. But how old is it? Spatterware was first made in the late 1700s in England, but most found today dates from…
Dear Readers: Over a decade ago, I was given the wonderful opportunity to work with King Features Weekly Service to create The Kitchen Diva! food and lifestyle column. Editor Jim Clarke…
Company logos are a quick message to customers that identify a product on a store shelf or in an ad on TV explaining quality or improvements. Very few have been changed but many have…
It’s easy and fun to dress up drab latex rubber gloves with perky cuffs. Add rickrack, bows or sparkling brooches for extra bling, and your household cleaning chores won’t seem…
DEAR DR. ROACH: I suffer from depression. It comes and goes, but I’ve been feeling sad, worried and angry, as well as irritable, for the past four months or so. I force myself to…
Trump administration requests voter data ...SPRINGFIELD — The Trump administration has asked Illinois election officials for a ...
South Carolina man charged with ...A South Carolina man has been charged with attempting to deal drugs ...
Cuts coming to Paramount Theatre ...Aurora’s Paramount Theatre is scaling back theatrical productions in the wake of ...
DuPage Republican precinct committeemen get ...The DuPage County Republican Party and the Illinois Republican Party will conduct ...
