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Improperly installed water softener is a hazardAug 04, 2017 6:00 am - Q. Our plumber installed a water softener in our home about three years ago, and he connected the discharge pipe to one of the drain lines under the house. Now that we'r...
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Freddie Mac pulls plug on low down payment loansAug 04, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - One percent down on a new home loan? Zero down? Generous gifts of thousands of dollars from mortgage companies to help you swing the deal? If any of these s...
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All-star comedy 'Wet Hot American Summer' returns to NetflixAug 04, 2017 6:00 am - Sixteen years ago, a summer-camp comedy from David Wain and Michael Showalter of MTV's sketch show "The State" grossed just $295,000 in theaters and earned an Allan Sher...
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North: White Sox taking a hit over traffic issuesAug 04, 2017 5:19 am - Throughout my 25-year broadcasting career, certain storylines would crop up almost every year. They are debated endlessly, but are seldom resolved. One of those ongoing...
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Feder: Kathy O'Malley's 'Girlfriends' verse strikes a chordAug 04, 2017 1:00 am - Although "The Kathy & Judy Show" has been off the air since February, Kathy O'Malley and Judy Markey still have a powerful connection with their audience. Just this week...
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Molly's Original Pancake House to replace White Alps in Lake ZurichAug 04, 2017 1:00 am - A new family has taken ownership of a Lake Zurich restaurant that operated for about 30 years as White Alps before closing around Halloween. Garrett Gioulos, a former C...
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Keeping Devin Nunes out of the gameAug 04, 2017 1:00 am - In early April, news reports were filled with word that House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes had recused himself from the committee's Russia investigation. ...
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People are more important than business, technologyAug 03, 2017 11:00 pm - I'm going to risk sounding like one of those chronic curmudgeons who hates technology, or who didn't invest his money in the stock market. Well, I don't and I did, so d...
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Where have all the prairies gone?Aug 03, 2017 11:00 pm - Conservation efforts are under way to help save this magnificent - and vanishing - land
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'Step' filmmakers concur: arts are 'super-important'Aug 03, 2017 6:00 am - Arts 'Step' into limelight for educators Filmmaker and Broadway producer Amanda Lipitz has invested nine years directing and producing the excellent documentary "Step," ...