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Comparing older and newer homesDec 02, 2023 5:00 am - Q: I'm considering the purchase of a home that was built in 1951, and I have two questions: 1. Are plumbing systems from that era consistent with today's standards? (I t...
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After a long month of home repairs, I'm ready for the holidaysDec 02, 2023 5:00 am - Well, I think my house has been totally repaired (for now), so I'm ready for the December holidays. Christmas, in my case. November was a marathon “month of repairs.” On...
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How inflation affected suburban sales tax revenues and holiday shoppingDec 02, 2023 12:00 am - Suburban shoppers haven't let rising costs slow their spending. That's according to a Daily Herald analysis of Illinois Department of Revenue figures that show growth of...
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Jim O'Donnell: If the Bears abandon Arlington, what about the Cubs and an alternative Wrigley Field?Dec 02, 2023 12:00 am - THE SPECULATION IS MERELY "in the wind." But the longer the Bears allow the land that once housed Arlington Park to lie barren, the more rumors will ripple that Tom Rick...
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Grammar Moses: To be a good speller, don't memorize - analyzeDec 02, 2023 12:00 am - How do people learn good grammar? Likely the same way people learn to be good spellers. I just read a piece in The Washington Post by ninth-grader Dev Shah of Largo, Flo...
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While LaVine rests foot injury, Bulls need to be patient with trade talkDec 01, 2023 10:00 am - The Bulls announced Friday morning Zach LaVine will be sidelined for a week with right foot soreness. Naturally, this could lead someone to wonder, "Has LaVine played hi...
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'We are aware of the problem': Kane County working to fix EV charging station in GenevaDec 01, 2023 5:00 am - Because I currently don't have much interest in an electric vehicle doesn't mean I won't be driving one years from now. Still, the current disinterest creates a lack of ...
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Kissinger was a foreign-policy realist toward global affairsDec 01, 2023 12:00 am - A few years ago, I attended a lecture where historian Niall Ferguson explained how Henry Kissinger approached him at a cocktail reception to ask if Ferguson would be int...
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America, France, and the free marketDec 01, 2023 12:00 am - It's fashionable to claim that the free-market ideas of Nobel-laureate economist Milton Friedman have failed the country, and that it's time for new policies. Campaignin...
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A big thanks to America's women votersDec 01, 2023 12:00 am - I admit I am not thankful for the climate change deniers, assault weapons supporters and election rejecters so prevalent on the American political scene. What I am thank...