Columns
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Five state reforms that can reinvigorate the Illinois economyJan 09, 2017 12:00 am - Setting public policy for Illinois should not be a zero-sum game where one side wins everything and the other gets nothing. That approach is destined for failure, and, c...
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Stevenson's Brunson notches Big East awardJan 09, 2017 12:00 am - Jalen Brunson, who earned so many honors during his well-documented basketball career at Stevenson High School, continues to do so on the collegiate level. The Villanova...
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Dentist, AT&T to open in new Algonquin buildingJan 08, 2017 10:00 pm - Many of you spent a lot of time along Randall Road this holiday season, getting all of your last-minute shopping and returning done. And as you drove back and forth on a...
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Trio's website fans tickets out to numerous brokersJan 08, 2017 10:00 pm - It all started when Orland Park native Tim Alberts had some White Sox game tickets that, at the last minute, he couldn't use. The Chicago attorney went through the usual...
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Imrem: Chicago Bulls trade Butler? Only in proper contextJan 08, 2017 4:01 pm - The notion seems outrageous after the astounding week that Jimmy Butler had. But the Chicago Bulls should trade him, just as the Chicago Blackhawks should trade Corey Cr...
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Grammar Moses: Which word, then, shall I use: Then or than?Jan 08, 2017 6:30 am - Patricia Browall of Prospect Heights writes: "My 22-year-old daughter consistently misuses the words 'then' and 'than.' I have tried, without success, to point her in th...
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Watercooler: How to help a colleague who attempted suicideJan 08, 2017 6:16 am - QUESTION: One of our employees, a young woman in her late 20s, attempted suicide and was hospitalized. After a paid leave of absence and all the support we could offer o...
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Constable: 'Ordinary doc' from Wheaton tells of miraculous medical talesJan 08, 2017 6:00 am - Just because he believes in the power of traditional medical science doesn't mean longtime Wheaton internist Dr. Scott Kolbaba can't embrace a faith in powers beyond tha...
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Electric infloor heating vs. forced air heating systemsJan 08, 2017 5:00 am - Q. We are adding a family room and a bedroom to our house. We are considering electric radiant infloor heating. Is it costly to operate and does it work well with carpet...
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Determine proper solution for water under houseJan 08, 2017 5:00 am - Q. The home I'm buying has a drainage problem under the building. Whenever we have heavy rains, there is standing water several inches deep in the crawl space. The selle...