Jodie Jacobs

Maria Reid cannot remember a time when she didn't love to experiment in the kitchen. Her efforts took on added urgency after she and husband Barry moved to the Chicago...

Money trees: It's too late to catch the 8th Annual Easter Seal Society of Metropolitan Chicago Inc.'s spectacular Festival of Trees at Prudential Plaza, but the approximately $120,000 netted by...

Air time: Highland Park High School senior Cory Provus' field of dreams was the recently water-logged football field at Naperville Central High School, covering a game with Naperville North. "It's...

A banner holiday: Joyful, one-of-a-kind artwork has people looking skyward in downtown Libertyville. MainStreet Libertyville Inc., a not-for-profit organization that links downtown economic development with historic preservation, asked local elementary...

The smell of popcorn is never far from Cornfields, an Elk Grove Village firm that produces the popped gourmet popcorn sold in holiday tins by such high-end stores as Bloomingdale's....

Luxury at home: Imagine having room service and daily maid service at home. The idea is being well received in Lake Forest. The Deer Path Inn, which has been catering...

Candy by computer: Shopping for the candy cravers on the holiday list just became easier. Long Grove Confectionery, the northwest suburbs' answer to San Francisco's Ghirardelli chocolates, has opened a...

For nearly a century, Lezza Spumoni & Desserts Inc. has survived changing food tastes with a traditional lineup of Italian desserts, predominantly spumoni and cannoli. But with a new century...

Candy by computer: Shopping for the candy cravers on the holiday list just became easier. Long Grove Confectionery, Lake County's answer to San Francisco's Ghirardelli chocolates, has opened a site...

Behind the scenes: Apparently Sharon Stone fantasies extend beyond the ordinary male movie fan. The actress tops the wish-to-dress list of East Coast fashion designer Alfred Fiandaca. Fiandaca, whose showroom...