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Boards being asked for assessment reliefApr 11, 2020 7:00 am - Q: Due to the impact of COVID-19 and the related closures of businesses, owners in our association who have been, or who anticipate being laid off, have inquired whether...
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BMW i8 set to speed off into the sunsetApr 11, 2020 6:00 am - As the adage goes, all good things must come to an end. That now includes BMW's i8. The sleek, sophisticated sports car was launched in 2014 and its model life will end ...
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Why celebrations of life are important, even if delayedApr 11, 2020 6:00 am - There is a fascinating old movie that begins … "I had a farm in Africa." And it brought back many nostalgic memories to the Danish woman who was the narrator (played by ...
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Baseball Way Back: Farmer remained working-class heroApr 11, 2020 1:00 am - In a commercial with booth partner Darrin Jackson, the late broadcaster Ed Farmer talked about his dream job, driving a Windy City Limousine. It was a joke, of course, b...
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How will coronavirus affect your property taxes?Apr 11, 2020 1:00 am - Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi plans on adjusting the assessed value of every parcel in the county ahead of the August 2021 tax bills, using historical data from past ...
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Grammar Moses: Lead with the most important thingApr 11, 2020 1:00 am - Samuel Betar III asked me which of the following sentences is proper: “Last week I applied for a job” or “I applied for a job last week”? Both are proper, Samuel, but on...
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O'Donnell: Any Bulls title a longshot until Reinsdorf sellsApr 11, 2020 1:00 am - JERRY REINSDORF HAS BEEN an amazing businessman. In a remarkable seven-year span (1987 to 1994) he got two world-class sports venues - the new White Sox ballpark and the...
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Constable: Cancer devastating, but truth, love, humor keep her groundedApr 11, 2020 1:00 am - During her ambulance ride to the hospital near her home in Seattle, Katie Weber makes a phone call to her parents, Stephen and Charlotte Weber, in Arlington Heights. "Do...
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Expert: Food deserts in black communities partly explain coronavirus vulnerabilityApr 11, 2020 1:00 am - Lack of access to healthy foods and grocery stores in impoverished communities is one reason African Americans have a higher propensity for chronic illnesses, experts sa...
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Facts Matter: Don't reverse medical masks, despite social media claimsApr 11, 2020 1:00 am - False information making the rounds on social media instructs people to wear a medical mask with the colored side out if the wearer is sick, in order to not spread germs...