Columns
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Property management can require requests via the webMay 26, 2023 7:00 am - Q: The board of our association, in conjunction with management, has implemented a procedure whereby all requests for service must be submitted to the management company...
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Widescreen: Essential podcasts tackle Oscar snubs, Kurt Cobain's most iconic songMay 26, 2023 6:00 am - A monthlong change in format for "This Had Oscar Buzz" - a podcast that normally examines a high-profile movie that received zero Oscar nominations - has resulted in a h...
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Spotlight: Cirque du Soleil brings 'Corteo' to Hoffman Estates' NOW ArenaMay 26, 2023 6:00 am - Cirque in the 'burbs Cirque du Soleil returns to Chicago for the first time in four years with its production of "Corteo." The show, which last played here in 2006, feat...
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How Knights of Columbus are adapting Tootsie Roll Drive to donors carrying less cashMay 26, 2023 6:00 am - By any measure, the Knights of Columbus #2191 club for Batavia and Geneva could say it has played its part in successful national efforts during the annual Tootsie Roll ...
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'Save it for the shore': Marine police urge people to stay sober on the water this summerMay 26, 2023 5:00 am - It's Memorial Day Weekend. The unofficial start of summer. And the unofficial start of summer boating season. But if your fun-in-the-sun plans include a cold beer while ...
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Syndicated columnist Jamie Stiehm: Mccarthy's messy fraternity houseMay 26, 2023 1:00 am - By Jamie Stiehm House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from Bakersfield, California, comes from central casting as a fraternity president. Trim looks, blue blazers,...
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Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: Surprise: Debt conversation brings more pointless 'tax-the-rich' talkMay 26, 2023 1:00 am - Whenever we have a national conversation about government debt, Democrats invariably respond that spending is not the reason the debt is now nearly equal to our national...
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Neighbors in the news: District 62 names new assistant principal for Forest SchoolMay 25, 2023 6:00 am - • Community Consolidated School District 62 has named Traci Reiner assistant principal at Forest Elementary School, Des Plaines. Reiner, who is currently a first grade ...
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Grab a lawnchair: Suburban concert series tuning up for the summerMay 25, 2023 6:00 am - As summer pokes its head around the corner, suburban organizers are packing their calendars with outdoor musical events in local parks, cruise nights and other regular c...
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Syndicated columnist Byron York: When a 'travel advisory' is partisan politicsMay 25, 2023 1:00 am - Recently, the NAACP issued what it calls a "formal travel advisory" to warn Black Americans against visiting Florida. "Florida is openly hostile toward African Americans...