All Stories from October 6, 2019 (Change date)
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Don't let your pet's vet bill dog you foreverOct 06, 2019 6:00 am - On a normal car ride, Grace the brown-white Chihuahua might have been happily “singing” along in traffic with her owner, Ellen Ross. But this wasn't a normal ride. Ross,...
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Devising clever responses for dumb, sexist remarks at her workplaceOct 06, 2019 6:00 am - Q: Inspired by your advice, I've made a number of successful changes that involve actively denormalizing the [sexist] microaggressions and empowering others to do the sa...
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Laundry chutes can be dangerousOct 06, 2019 6:00 am - Q. My home was just inspected, and the report says the laundry chute is unsafe for small children. So, I checked with the local building department. They said the chute ...
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2020 Democrats plan to tax the rich — including themselvesOct 06, 2019 6:00 am - The leading Democratic presidential candidates are promising to pay for their policy visions with new taxes on the wealthy — and some of the 2020 contenders would have t...
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Mom retaliates after son quits college to pursue a tradeOct 06, 2019 6:00 am - Q. My 19-year-old son who just graduated high school has suddenly decided he doesn't want to go to college. He wants to sweat and work hard, learning the electrical trad...
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Get ready for Boo Bash in LincolnshireOct 06, 2019 1:00 am - Lincolnshire's annual Boo Bash Halloween event is set for Friday, Oct. 25, at North Park, 1025 Riverwood Road. Scheduled to run from 5 to 8 p.m., the all-ages party wil...
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Loss of Hicks another knock to Bears' defenseOct 06, 2019 1:00 am - LONDON - Overcoming the absence of Akiem Hicks and Roquan Smith, even for one of the NFL's top defenses, isn't a sustainable feat, apparently. Following the yeoman's-wor...
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DEA slow to respond to opioid crisis?Oct 06, 2019 1:00 am - Is that "watchdog" group serious? The pharmaceutical industry prodded, lobbied, pushed and bribed doctors to prescribe their "safe and nonaddictive" drug for years. Spen...
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3 and out: Lackluster defense, poor penalties hand win to RaidersOct 06, 2019 1:00 am - Takeaways from the Bears' 24-21 loss against the Oakland Raiders in London Sunday: Three moments that mattered 1. KPL runs into kicker The Bears 'D,' despite a...
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Financial aid seminar Tuesday in Arlington HeightsOct 06, 2019 1:00 am - A college financial aid seminar for students and families is scheduled from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8, at the Arlington Heights Memorial Library. The event is ho...