Lifestyle Stories from December 13, 2013 (Change date)
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Federal consumer bureau persuaded bank to send deedDec 13, 2013 11:30 pm - Q. Like your recent reader, we also had a problem obtaining our Discharge of Mortgage. Filing a complaint with the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau finally yielded res...
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Reasonable rules can regulate holiday decorationsDec 13, 2013 11:30 pm - Q. A trend is growing in our single-family homeowners association. Owners mark various holidays throughout the year by displaying inflatable decorations, each one larger...
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What should be done with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac?Dec 13, 2013 11:15 pm - What should be done with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? Actually, that is the easy question. There seems to be an almost universal consensus that the agencies should be pha...
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Operation Homefront Holiday Toy DriveDec 13, 2013 11:52 pm - Operation Homefront Illinois hosted its annual Holiday Toy Drive event on Friday at the Uno’s Chicago Grille in Gurnee. Free holiday toys were given to children of milit...
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Streamwood police sponsor food driveDec 13, 2013 12:15 pm - The Streamwood Police Department will conduct a Food Drive to benefit the Hanover Township Food Pantry at a combined beat meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 18 at the ...
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Palatine emergency group recognizes volunteersDec 13, 2013 12:49 pm - The Palatine Emergency Management Agency held its 9th annual Holiday Volunteer recognition party Tuesday, Dec. 10, at Durty Nellie’s in Palatine. Fifty volunteers attend...
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Deck the DVR with boughs of hollyDec 13, 2013 11:10 am - Holiday movies and specials are dominating your on-screen cable guide these days, and the next week brings us merry and bright reasons to set those DVRs. NBC presents it...
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Pennsylvania museum tells blind visitors: Please touch!Dec 14, 2013 8:18 am - PHILADELPHIA — Angel Ayala has never been a big fan of museums. Blind since birth, the high school student says the exhibits are so sight-dependent that he can't enjoy t...
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Go for the food: Braving the crowds at Rock CenterDec 14, 2013 8:18 am - NEW YORK — Plenty of people brave Rockefeller Center’s holiday crowds to see the famous Christmas tree and take a spin on the ice. But nobody goes to Rock Center this ti...
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Top wines, from $19 Italian to $1,000 Mouton RothschildDec 14, 2013 8:18 am - I sipped my way across three continents this year, tracking the latest wine and spirits trends and hunting for standouts among the predictable and the pretentious. My 10...
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