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Taxpayer can file a claim for missed homeowners exemptionAug 23, 2019 6:00 am - Q. My wife and I purchased our first home about three years ago. A friend was looking at my current real estate tax bill and noticed I was not receiving the homeowners e...
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Mom of slain Des Plaines boy brings 'light from the darkness' with help from famous friendsAug 23, 2019 5:30 am - Patricia Frontain still remembers the moment her grief over her 14-year-old son's slaying turned into something much more powerful. It was about a year after a 22-year-o...
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Feder: NBC 5 to launch new lifestyle show 'Chicago Today' Sept. 6Aug 23, 2019 1:00 am - It's official: “Chicago Today,” a new lifestyle and entertainment show, will premiere September 6 on NBC-owned WMAQ-Channel 5, Robert Feder writes. Initially it will ai...
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O'Donnell: Lovable elitists - can Northwestern and its football program have it all?Aug 23, 2019 1:00 am - NORTHWESTERN ATHLETICS WANTS to be loved. And Northwestern University wants to be elite. Didn't Bob Seger address that disconnect in "Beautiful Loser" when he sang: "Rea...
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Feder: Kathy Hart pulling up stakes for MontanaAug 23, 2019 1:00 am - Kathy Hart, once one-half of the most popular morning duo in Chicago radio history, is heading out west, Robert Feder writes. Hart's agent, Steve Mandell, confirmed Thu...
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Military convoy passes through DuPage CountyAug 22, 2019 11:00 pm - A convoy of vintage military vehicles rolled through the suburbs this week, celebrating the 100th anniversary of a cross-country trip taken by the U.S. Army in 1919. The...
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August brings opportunities for a fresh startAug 22, 2019 11:00 pm - For those of us who work in education, August is an exciting month. It is like January when all things are new for many people. It is like the start of sports seasons wh...
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Be honest about being too tired to go outAug 22, 2019 11:00 pm - By Carolyn Hax Q. I recently started working longer hours and it gets exhausting. I used to hang out with my friends, who are very dear to me, every day after work, but ...
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Constable: Mass shootings have gone from 'not here' to 'anywhere'Aug 22, 2019 5:30 am - September is the month when Congress and the White House will take on the problem of mass shootings. August simply provided some motivation. Celebrating a loved one's bi...
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Health care is a human right. It's time for a public option.Aug 22, 2019 1:00 am - As voters went to the polls last year, health care was their No. 1 issue, edging out the economy for the first time in more than a decade. In the months since the electi...