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A photograph of a line of customers waiting to get into Insomnia Cookies during the store's grand opening PJ party.

Insomnia Cookies opens new location downtown DeKalb

By Bailey Eschbach and Kyron Lewis | January 30, 2022

DeKALB — Insomnia Cookies hosted its grand opening at the chain’s new location in downtown DeKalb, 203 E. Lincoln Highway, on Saturday. The chain is known for having warm, delicious cookies available late at night and offers a delivery service.  This...

A photograph of the new DeKalb location of late-night dessert shop Insomnia Cookies.

Insomnia Cookies grand opening set for Saturday

By Madelaine Vikse, Editor-in-Chief | January 27, 2022

DeKALB — Insomnia Cookies will be having their grand opening downtown, 203 E. Lincoln Highway, on Saturday from noon to 1 a.m., with a pajama party at 8 p.m. Insomnia Cookies is a chain known for staying open late to deliver cookies and other treats...

DIY: Sugar Cookies Recipe

By Ashley Hines | September 4, 2018

It's a hot summer and sugar cookies are a tasty treat that beat the long wait for fall. Here you will find one of the thousands of recipes for making these bad boys. I’ve made this recipe before and it's pretty easy. IngredientsTwo and three fourths...

Enjoy Some Summery Sugar Cookies!

By Alexis Malapitan | July 18, 2018

With the scorching heat beaming down us this summer, it may seem almost impossible to stay cool. If you’re not a fan of the outdoors, try making these delicious sugar cookies. Soft Sugar CookiesIf you love sugar cookies just like I do, then you’ll...

Feed’em Soup fundraiser serves milkshakes, cookies

By Melissa Mastrogiovanni | January 22, 2012

Milkshakes, music and cookies drew a full house to Riccardi's Red Hots & Soda Fountain for a Feed'em Soup fundraiser Sunday afternoon. Riccardi's, 418 W. State St. in Sycamore, offered over 35 different milkshakes, as well as snacks like cookies,...