All Stories from January 5, 2013 (Change date)
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DVD previewsJan 05, 2013 4:00 am - Coming Jan. 8 “Frankenweenie” (PG, 87 minutes, Disney): The story of a young science nerd who brings his dead dog back to life with a blast from a lightning bolt is an e...
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Government must work for the peopleJan 05, 2013 4:00 am - For those government officials, both elected and appointed to serve the people, please exert all possible influence to stop spending/borrowing/promising money that you d...
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Carnival bowls' value varies by color, rarityJan 05, 2013 4:00 am - Q. I would like your opinion on the rarity and value of this carnival glass bowl. It is marked with an underlined “N” in a circle and is in mint condition. It is 8½ inch...
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The SoapboxJan 05, 2013 4:00 am - Just walk the extra steps: Pretending to be disabled to get a good parking spot is pretty low, but it’s rampant enough that a new state law cracks down on using the disa...
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Pension problem hurting businessesJan 05, 2013 4:00 am - The members of the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors call upon the General Assembly to enact meaningful structural public employee pension reform now. N...
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Pay for the chaos if you want gunsJan 05, 2013 4:00 am - OK, fine, have armed security at every school. And tax every gun and ammo sold at 100 percent. It’s only fair that the folks who support the NRA and gun industry pay for...
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Lexington Homes back working at Rob RoyJan 05, 2013 4:00 am - When Jeff Benach’s father, Ron, opened the massive Rob Roy Country Club Village townhouse and duplex community in Prospect Heights in the early 1980s, Jeff was a very yo...
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School solution: free lunch for copsJan 05, 2013 3:40 am - School solution: free lunch for cops As with all the school weapon controversy, it is never simple. This is my first suggestion. I was an usher at a Chicago movie h...
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The truth about HECMs and upfront feesJan 05, 2013 3:08 am - One of the bum raps against home equity conversion mortgages, commonly known as HECMs and a type of reverse mortgage for seniors, is that their upfront fees are too high...
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Here’s the story: Mundelein likes TorreyJan 05, 2013 2:19 am - For the last few years, Dick Knar has been pining away … for Torrey Pines. The Mundelein boys basketball coach has made a tradition of taking his teams to tournaments in...