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Condo-selling specialistDec 29, 2018 5:00 am - Q. Although I've bought and sold several homes, I always feel like I don't know what I'm doing! I'm selling my condo next year, and I was wondering if I should seek a Re...
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HECMs can reduce retirement income instabilityDec 29, 2018 5:00 am - The HECM reverse mortgage is an ingeniously designed instrument with multiple possible uses, but its full potential has yet to be realized. A major reason is that it has...
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'Father living, mother dead': How Maryville's old logbooks reveal its mission to save childrenDec 29, 2018 12:00 am - We can put 2018 in our past, but the memories — good and bad — are going to stick around. They might even grow stronger. Making pilgrimages to Maryville Academy, the Des...
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Grammar Moses: It's not all right to write alright (and other New Year's resolutions)Dec 29, 2018 12:00 am - The waning days of the year are a time of reflection, a time of renewal, a time for making yourself promises you'll likely break before Valentine's Day so you can resolv...
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Prospect Heights Building Department, director earn honorsDec 29, 2018 12:00 am - • Congratulations to Jenn Myzia, Mike Porzycki, Darrell Taylor, and Director Dan Peterson of the Prospect Heights Building Department. The Illinois Association of Code E...
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How to choose a home inspectorDec 28, 2018 5:00 am - Q. In the past, I've hired good and bad home inspectors. Now that I'm buying another home, I want my next inspector to be the best. My agent has given me some referrals,...
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Childish Gambino, Lady Gaga and 'Jesus Christ Superstar' among 2018's great pop culture momentsDec 28, 2018 5:00 am - No rankings, no categories: We've reached the end of another supercalifraglisticexpialodocious year in pop culture, and these are the films, shows and videos that stood ...
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2018's odd crimes and imperfect criminals in the suburbsDec 28, 2018 4:30 am - They say there's no such thing as a perfect crime. This year, we saw plenty of accused criminals who seemed determined to prove that adage true. From the bank robbery su...
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The words of the year that politicians just won't speakDec 28, 2018 12:00 am - The Oxford English Dictionaries named "toxic" the word of the year for 2018. Merriam-Webster picked "justice." Two words that were never considered because hardly anybod...
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Getting identity politics rightDec 28, 2018 12:00 am - By E.J. Dionne Jr. Progressives have some intellectual and moral work to do. What are cast as political challenges to liberals and the left are also philosophical probl...