Lifestyle Stories from December 1, 2017 (Change date)
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New doorbells have lots of bells and whistlesDec 01, 2017 5:00 am - Before electricity, doorbells rang via a complex rigging of mechanical pulleys. Visitors pulled a rope or turned a key-like affair - think Downton Abbey's elaborate syst...
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Are expensive, trendy paints really worth the cost?Dec 01, 2017 5:00 am - Choosing paint colors is hard enough, but these days consumers have to decide among dozens of paint brands, plus different quality levels within those brands. And then t...
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Overwhelmed at the flea market? Designers give tipsDec 01, 2017 5:00 am - Arriving at a sprawling flea market on a crisp Saturday morning can be exciting. So many potential treasures might be hidden among the dusty piles of castoff, secondhand...
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Diplo hopes his historic concert in Cuba isn't a once-in-a-lifetime showDec 03, 2017 8:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Globe-trotting EDM star Diplo recently checked another locale off his performance wish-list: Cuba. In March 2016, the Grammy-winning producer-DJ and his tr...
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Tommy Wiseau wants to be taken seriously; James Franco can relateDec 15, 2017 10:05 am - This is a story about dreamers. Two decades ago, three aspiring actors moved from the Bay Area to Hollywood. Their names were Tommy Wiseau, Greg Sestero and James Franco...
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Will Seth MacFarlane finally win his first Grammy Award?Dec 04, 2017 5:13 am - One of these years, Seth MacFarlane, as a cartooning crooner, is going to bag a Grammy Award that can rest next to his row of Emmys. And on Tuesday, MacFarlane again sh...
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Less-stringent standards open options for homebuyersDec 01, 2017 5:00 am - WASHINGTON - Here's an important question for anyone hoping to buy a home next year but who isn't quite confident about qualifying for a mortgage: Is it true that lender...
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Contractor loses job over asbestos testingDec 01, 2017 5:00 am - Q. I hope you don't mind another asbestos question. As a general contractor, I was bidding on the remodel of an old home. The ceilings had acoustic texture, sometimes kn...
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Believe Project: Woman with breast cancer, father of fiveDec 03, 2017 5:12 pm - The holidays, more than any other time of the year, show us that joy comes from caring for each other. And that's the point of the Believe Project. For the past three ye...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsDec 03, 2017 8:00 am - Holiday happenings abound this weekend in the suburbs, from a Second City sendup in Aurora to a spectacle-filled concert in Rosemont. Here are five ideas. For others, go...