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Children don't want mom's boyfriend at family eventsDec 10, 2018 10:00 pm - Q. I have been divorced 14 years and have two adult children. Recently, my children informed me they do not like the man I have been dating for several years and do not ...
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1972 Nova SS was an educational experienceDec 10, 2018 5:00 am - During his high-school years, Mark Knecht spent many a summer day in the shipping department at Imperial Printing in Des Plaines. While his rambunctious peers were out e...
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Corporate kowtowing and Chicago's failed bid for AmazonDec 10, 2018 12:00 am - Amazon settled on New York City and Northern Virginia for its second headquarters, so cue months of face saving from Chicago policymakers. But don't they know that resid...
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Feder: WLS owner talks up interest in buying WGN RadioDec 10, 2018 12:00 am - Cumulus Media, parent company of news/talk WLS 890-AM and two other radio stations in Chicago, could be first in line to make a bid for news/talk WGN 720-AM if the stati...
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Prospect's Fleming will take her golf talents to Oakland U.Dec 10, 2018 12:00 am - Add another girls golfer from Prospect High School's prestigious program to the college ranks. Four-time Mid-Suburban League all-conference selection Emily Fleming has s...
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Rozner: Bears' Parkey quietly alive and kickingDec 10, 2018 12:00 am - You might be old enough to remember when some believed the entire Bears season was hanging in the balance because of Cody Parkey. Yeah, that was three weeks ago. It bega...
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Aging mom's cooking skills take a nose-diveDec 09, 2018 5:00 am - Q. My mom has always been a wonderful baker and has traditionally brought desserts to every family function. However, as she reaches her 70s, her baking has taken a turn...
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How to make ramp less slipperyDec 09, 2018 5:00 am - Q. A pressure-treated wood ramp, roughly 12-feet-long, leads to the front door of my Vermont home (see attached photo). It's been in place for more than ten years. It ba...
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How Second City is using comedy to teach empathy in the workplaceDec 09, 2018 12:00 am - DALLAS — In a large conference room in a suburban Dallas office park, three dozen employees of an American manufacturing company are standing in a circle, tossing around...
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Interviews aren't the place for personal disclosuresDec 09, 2018 12:00 am - Q: I recently finished treatment for cancer and am in full remission. I'm now looking for a full-time job again and wondering whether it's inadvisable to mention this ex...