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That escrow account is very likely required by lenderJan 07, 2017 5:00 am - Q. Our purchase offer was accepted, and we are excited about moving into our new home. But we have a question about our monthly mortgage payment. It's more than we figur...
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Board has power to evict tenantsJan 07, 2017 5:00 am - Q. Our condominium association decided that the percentage of rentals was too high, so an amendment to the bylaws was prepared, approved and recorded that prohibits rent...
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Rozner: Pace of Bears rebuild painfully slowJan 07, 2017 12:00 am - Two years is an eternity in the parity-stricken NFL. That's enough time to completely turn over a roster and build a competitive team. But Bears GM Ryan Pace is still ta...
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Homeowners perplexed by uninvited 'visitors'Jan 06, 2017 5:00 am - Everybody loves Mickey and Minnie, but no one wants to live with their relatives. Q. We keep our home spotlessly clean, but lately we have trapped two fairly large rats ...
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Bears look closer to Browns than a playoff contenderJan 06, 2017 4:19 am - I hope everyone had a great start to the new year. Let's kick off 2017 with some random thoughts on the Bears, Bulls, Blackhawks and more. Bears general manager Ryan Pa...
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Is Chicago gang violence seeping into the suburbs?Jan 06, 2017 4:00 am - The national spotlight shone on Chicago for the wrong reasons last weekend, as a "60 Minutes" report, a Twitter post from President-elect Donald Trump and a spate of sho...
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The hypocrisy behind Julian Assange's hero turnJan 06, 2017 12:00 am - One of the most confusing shifts of the Trump ascendancy is, on reflection, one of the most clarifying. Donald Trump's, Sarah Palin's and Sean Hannity's embrace of Juli...
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Global migration threatens a global disasterJan 06, 2017 12:00 am - Just in case you are wondering what the most serious question of the New Year will be, you might well start by thinking about Russia's evil power plays, about the vulgar...
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Babcock McGraw: DePaul's January, Creighton's McGrory eyeing similar futuresJan 06, 2017 12:00 am - They were rivals in high school and college. Now Jessica January and MC McGrory, who grew up playing at neighboring high schools in the Minneapolis suburbs, are huge emp...
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Jackson: A quick link to outdoors shows in St. Charles, Rosemont and SchaumburgJan 05, 2017 9:05 am - Aching feet; muscle spasms in our backs; and tongues hanging out of our mouths. These are just a smattering of the annual maladies we endure because us outdoors addicted...