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Seller asks about installation of smoke alarmsFeb 02, 2020 5:00 am - Q: Our listing agent says we have to install smoke alarms before selling our home. We've lived here for 35 years without alarms and have never had a problem with fires. ...
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I thought we were friends. Now we are both going for the same job.Feb 02, 2020 5:00 am - Q: Five years ago, I reconnected with a fellow graduate through an online dating site. He complained nonstop about his then-job. I didn't see a romantic spark, but invit...
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Ranking choices could lead to better election resultsFeb 02, 2020 12:00 am - Feb. 26, 2019, could have been a transformational moment for Chicago with a mayoral election composed of nine diverse candidates. Voters stemming from all backgrounds, ...
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Leadership mattersFeb 02, 2020 12:00 am - At the time of the American Revolution, the future United States was a small, colonial backwater on the world stage. There were an estimated 2 million to 3 million peopl...
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Why some schools get state grants to cut property taxesFeb 02, 2020 12:00 am - This story has been corrected to show estimates for property tax savings in Queen Bee Elementary District 16. Some suburban homeowners could see their property tax ...
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When you are alone, take control of your timeFeb 01, 2020 6:00 am - One of the most difficult challenges after losing a beloved spouse is being alone, doing everything alone, and going everywhere alone. Well, not always literally alone b...
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Facts Matter: Misinformation follows helicopter crash that killed Kobe BryantFeb 01, 2020 12:00 am - Basketball great Kobe Bryant, along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others, was killed in a helicopter crash last week in southern California. Fake news t...
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Constable: A short time ago, in a park district not far away … lightsaber dueling became a thingFeb 01, 2020 12:00 am - They cannot escape their destiny. "Did you hurt my dog?" accuses Carla Hasegawa-Ahrendt, a 60-year-old woman from Schaumburg. "I hate dogs," fires back Carlos Garcia, a ...
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Grammar Moses: I hope you 'enjoy' this columnFeb 01, 2020 12:00 am - The creative team at BBDO should win awards for its "Just OK is Not OK" AT&T TV ad in which a surgeon walks into a patient's room crowing "Guess who just got reinstated?...
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Property taxes should be fairly split between buyer, seller at closingJan 31, 2020 6:00 am - Q: My husband and I purchased our first home in December. We haven't had any problems but a Realtor friend of ours recently told us we should expect a large increase in ...