Lifestyle Stories from January 6, 2017 (Change date)
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Best contractors finding no shortage of workJan 06, 2017 5:00 am - In the aftermath of the Great Recession, the home-improvement industry has roared back. That's decreased the availability of skilled contractors, including plumbers, ele...
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Younger buyers increase their share of the marketJan 06, 2017 5:00 am - Today's younger homebuyers are leading the pack in home sales in the middle regions of the country, according to Ellie Mae's latest Millennial Tracker. "As housing pric...
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Homeowners perplexed by uninvited 'visitors'Jan 06, 2017 5:00 am - Everybody loves Mickey and Minnie, but no one wants to live with their relatives. Q. We keep our home spotlessly clean, but lately we have trapped two fairly large rats ...
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Briar Pointe in neighborhood profileJan 06, 2017 5:00 am - Briar Pointe, one of Schaumburg's newer subdivisions, was built in the mid-1990s by homebuilder Kenar. At that time, Bob Brandt had been a Realtor for 11 years and remem...
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Ask God for help with your resolutionsJan 06, 2017 5:00 am - "If you repent, I will restore you. - Jeremiah 15:19 (NIV) It's that time of year again. The time we all sit back and get our list of resolutions started. We feel the b...
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An Oscar for 'Deadpool'? Foul-mouthed, irreverent superhero movie has been getting some love on awards circuitJan 06, 2017 5:00 am - At one point in Marvel's R-rated superhero movie "Deadpool," the titular character pauses in the midst of graphic bloodshed and flashes back to a memory of - there's no ...
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Fox Lake students take field trip to help people in needJan 06, 2017 12:00 am - Despite Friday's frigid temperatures, first-graders from Lotus Elementary School in Fox Lake were outside to hang donated cold weather clothing in four parks in Fox Lake...
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5 things to do in the suburbs this weekendJan 06, 2017 12:00 am - A flea market, an animal expo and a basketball game where you can drink beer with your beagle are among this weekend's eclectic offerings. Here are five ideas. For other...
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