Psychic Irene Hughes dead at age 92

Psychic Irene Hughes, shown speaking at Annie's Tea Room in Crete, Ill., at an August 2007 event, died Friday. She was 92.

OFFBEAT: MHS teacher nets rights to rare 'Wizard of Oz' inspired stage work

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Parade of Towering Fish Featured in Goodman Theatre's Staging of Sarah Ruhl's "Passion Play" in 2007

The towering "fish" costumes used in Goodman Theatre's staging of Sarah Ruhl's "Passion Play" in 2007 are being sold as part of an expansive costume sale on Saturday, Oct. 20, 2012 at Goodman Theatre.

Northwest Indiana Newsman Tom Higgins in 2007

Tom Higgins stands in the trophy room of his Merrillville home in this 2007 file photo displaying one of his favorite pieces of memorabilia: a Red Ryder Daisy BB gun bearing the autograph of Jean Shepherd, author of "A Christmas Story." Higgins celebrated his 80th birthday on Friday, Oct. 5, 2012.

David Letterman and his mother Dorothy Mengering

Alum David Letterman and his mother Dorothy Mengering share a laugh during the dedication of the $21 million David Letterman Communication and Media Building on the Ball State campus in Muncie, Ind., on Friday, Sept. 7, 2007.

Beaman Conducting Oath of Enlistment Ceremony in Indy 2007

Then-Rear Adm. Gerald R. Beaman, while he served as commander of Strike Force Training Pacific, is shown conducting an oath of enlistment for six new recruits at the Military Entrance Processing Station in Indianapolis in April 2007. Beaman, who has just been made Vice Admiral for the Third …

Caroline Kennedy and Helen Thomas

After nearly five decades, Caroline Kennedy is shown reunited with her mother's former journalist adversary Helen Thomas during red carpet arrivals in December 2007 at the 2008 AARP Inspire Awards at New York Public Library.

FROM the FARM: Jackie Kennedy Crown Point Courthouse May Tea benefits Breast Cancer Fund

Phil Potempa's weekly farm column recipe.

Jane Russell and Phil

Times Columnist Philip Potempa with actress Jane Russell in February 2007 in Los Angeles.

TV chef ready to slice, dice, new crop of cooks

The Chicago Picasso keeps a watchful, pre-dawn eye on the city's traditional open-air German market. The Christkindlmarket opens at 11 a.m. daily through Christmas Eve in Daley Plaza.

In Royal Step

IN ROYAL STEP - - Queen Elizabeth of England is shown during her 2007 visit to Colonial Williamsburg, escorted by Colin G. Campbell (right) and Virginia Governor Timothy Kaine. (Image courtesy of Colonial Williamsburg -- not for sale via The Times and NWI.com)

Hollywood Movie Star

HOLLYWOOD ROYALTY - - Actor Tony Curtis is shown with Times Columnist Philip Potempa in this September 2007 file photo taken at Hollywood Boulevard Movie Cinema in Woodridge, Ill., during a promotional appearance. (Photo by Michael Berkos / NOT for sale via The Times or NWI.com)