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With Halloween right around the corner, it might be a good time to get your friends some gifts to celebrate the holiday. (Nyla Owens | Northern Star)

Halloween-themed gifts for friends

By Laqes Davis, Lifestyle Writer | October 19, 2022

October is here, so celebrate the month by surprising a loved one with a spooky gift this Halloween. Prepare to head over to the closest supermarket and begin browsing through the Halloween section to shop for candy, clothing, jewelry and more. To...

Candy company to build distribution center in DeKalb, city estimates growth of 500 jobs

Candy company to build distribution center in DeKalb, city estimates growth of 500 jobs

By Northern Star Staff | January 31, 2020

DeKALB — Ferrara Candy Company, owners of SweeTarts, Fun Dip, Nerds and more, will construct a 1.6 million square foot distribution complex in DeKalb.The distribution center is expected to be operational in 2021 and will bring an estimated 500 jobs...

Recipes to make your Valentine's Day sweet

Recipes to make your Valentine’s Day sweet

By Beth Schumacher | February 13, 2013

Whether you’re single or in a committed relationship, Valentine’s Day is always good for one thing: sweets. It’s hard to resist the candy and baking aisles at the grocery store around this time of year. Why not impress your friends and/or significant...

Sycamore residents Amy Munro (right), 42, and daughters Whitney
(center), 16, and Kailey (left),14, browse for Halloween costumes
at Party City, 2350 Sycamore Road, Wednesday night.

Students still have a variety of options for Halloween costume supply stops

By Linze Griebenow | October 26, 2011

Whether you're a crafty genius or a Halloween classic with your costume this year, finding a store with all the right accessories is a must. For the Crafty Genius: Where: Goodwill, 1037 S. Annie Glidden Road                        ...

Pot Suckers

By Olivia Willoughby | October 24, 2011

Pot Sucker: shaped like a marijuana leaf, tastes like a sour apple. While these candies do not carry the marijuana drug inside them, some students thought the product was misleading and promoted the wrong message to children. "The name sounds ridiculous,"...

Candy, candy, everywhere

So, I was the one who ended up sick at our house over Halloween.Go figure. We didn't go anywhere the entire weekend, period. We even missedtrick-or-treating. Luckily, Babycakes is 2 and didn't know the difference. She feltquite satisfied with the Halloween...