Lifestyle Stories from July 26, 2013 (Change date)
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Getting a Quick Start to their New LifeJul 29, 2013 11:43 am - Barbara and John Dries were ready to relinquish what had become their burden of homeownership. “We lived in our English Tudor-style home on St. Charles Road in Elmhurs...
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Think a little harder before saying no to vacationing with the parentsJul 26, 2013 2:48 pm - Q. In the mid-1990s, when I was 22 and my brother was 18, our family took a Caribbean cruise. It was fun, but not so much fun that I cared to go back again. Now that my ...
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Palatine Opportunity Center wraps up camps for underserved kidsJul 27, 2013 12:42 pm - Despite funding cuts that have been a blow to so many not-for-profit organizations, the Palatine Opportunity Center on Friday wrapped up another memorable summer camp fo...
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Can government help mortgage borrowers make better decisions?Jul 26, 2013 12:27 pm - A large mass of Federal legislation and regulation, with the Truth in Lending law as the centerpiece, is based on the premise that markets don’t work well if one group o...
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Mortgage interest isn’t pre-paidJul 26, 2013 12:25 pm - Q. I hope you can answer a question relating to interest money we paid each month as part of our house payments. This has puzzled both my husband and myself. We had a 30...
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Crime Stoppers of Mount Prospect holds fundraiserJul 26, 2013 3:42 pm - The Crime Stoppers organization of Mount Prospect will hold a Jail-A-Thon from noon to 6 p.m. Saturday, July 27, at the 2013 Mount Prospect Downtown Block Party. Friendl...
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Dog Days: Five fun things to do with your four-legged friendsJul 28, 2013 8:14 am - Dog owners and their pets enjoy being outdoors together in the summer - doing everything from playing fetch in the backyard to romping through the park. But if you're l...
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Unhappy returns of shelter pets can satisfy othersJul 27, 2013 9:54 am - LOS ANGELES — The luckiest day of Niblett’s life had to be when he was returned to the animal shelter in Virginia where he had been adopted. Excessive barking when he wa...
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Native American pipe focus of national monumentJul 28, 2013 8:13 am - PIPESTONE NATIONAL MONUMENT, Minn. — Like his uncles and grandfather before him, Travis Erickson takes great pride in the handmade pipes he creates using red stone he di...
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5 free things in Helena, Mont., from art to trailsJul 28, 2013 8:13 am - HELENA, Mont. — Montana's capital is perfectly positioned as a halfway point between Glacier and Yellowstone national parks, but visitors often decide to extend their st...
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