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Seller adamant about firewall requirementsSep 01, 2019 6:00 am - Q. My house was built in 1955, before firewalls were required in garages. The people who are buying it have asked me to upgrade the garage to comply with current fire sa...
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Working for a friend's ex-boss can be like dating a friend's exSep 01, 2019 6:00 am - Q: I have applied for a position in a group where a friend previously worked. She transferred because she could not get along with the group leader. She had approached u...
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What to look for on For Sale By Owner routeSep 01, 2019 6:00 am - Q. We just put our house on the market without a broker. We'll take any offers we receive to our lawyer, but could you give us an idea of what to watch out for? A. First...
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For Chicago Bears' Trubisky, team's high expectations rest on his shouldersSep 01, 2019 1:00 am - Mitch Trubisky is no longer the exciting young quarterback prospect for the Chicago Bears. While he still has quite a bit of room for growth, entering his third season a...
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Jim Kendall: The final Labor Day. ProbablySep 01, 2019 1:00 am - After 15 years, 735 columns (counting this one) and a tad more than 367,000 words about small businesses and the entrepreneurs who built and now manage them, it's approp...
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Route 53's shelving means uncertainty for property sellersSep 01, 2019 1:00 am - Dan Wandel, Nancy VanWeelden and their 40 acres are sitting on the back burner and it's not a comfortable position. The brother and sister from Hawthorn Woods had hoped ...
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The last defenders of free trade are in AfricaSep 01, 2019 1:00 am - The best word to describe the mood of the global economy these days is gloomy. The pessimism is closely tied to the loss of faith in free markets and free trade, the two...
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The Arctic, melting ice and international challengesSep 01, 2019 1:00 am - "What about the rest of the North?" asked McGeorge Bundy, president of the Ford Foundation, back in the 1970s while considering yet one more grant to help the troubled N...
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Getting through the holidays without loved onesAug 31, 2019 7:30 am - Holidays can be a difficult time once loved ones have passed. This last spring other people celebrated Mother's Day and Father's Day as they always have. But, my sweet...
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Association continually collects for '13th' monthAug 31, 2019 7:00 am - Q Can our condominium association charge an extra monthly assessment for multiple years? The first time this extra fee was assessed, the manager announced the associatio...