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Current standards for smoke alarmsJun 26, 2022 6:00 am - Q: We are remodeling our home and would like to upgrade the smoke alarm system to comply with current fire safety standards. This may not be required for an older home, ...
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Ziehm: Glover back to defend title at John Deere Classic near Quad CitiesJun 26, 2022 1:00 am - A big week in golf tees off Thursday when the John Deere Classic, Illinois' only annual PGA Tour stop, goes head to head for three days with the controversial LIV Tour's...
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Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: TikTok end of the worldJun 26, 2022 1:00 am - TikTok videos and tweets aren't long because you can't get anyone to pay attention to anything for long, not unless it's "Lord of the Rings," and they've seen it six tim...
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Improving the Illinois narrativeJun 26, 2022 1:00 am - Election season has been and regrettably, will remain abrasive and divisive. Candidates from both parties will throw stones at one another, and the perception of our st...
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Quicker clicks: Why data centers are a growth industry in the suburbsJun 26, 2022 1:00 am - In large, mostly nondescript buildings around the Chicago area, vital components of the internet are sprouting up at a very rapid pace. Many of the data centers that all...
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Guest columnist Ralph Martire: On gas prices, leaders bypass solutions in favor of partisanshipJun 26, 2022 1:00 am - Nothing motivates political action more than a "sky is falling" scenario. Take the current surge in inflation generally, and one universally loathed aspect thereof - the...
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Arkush: Bears can win with McCaskeys in charge; they've done it beforeJun 25, 2022 4:00 pm - There is a popular refrain around Bears Nation you've been hearing for years -- that the Bears will never win or be relevant again until the McCaskeys sell the team. It ...
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Unit owner can be charged for insurance deductibleJun 25, 2022 6:00 am - Q: I fell asleep in another room while filling the bathtub in my condominium unit. The water overflowed and damaged the drywall ceiling and walls in two units below my u...
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Grieving over our pet buddiesJun 25, 2022 6:00 am - My sister Mary's beautiful cat, Delyla, died about a month ago. She was a sweet cat, and very regal in her appearance, a big rag doll breed who sat up at least 18 inches...
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Constable: Chef cooks up kitchen-inspired hairnets for dogsJun 25, 2022 1:00 am - A sous chef for most of his career, Freddy Rembert of Villa Park drew on his kitchen experience to create his unusual, award-winning invention that's appearing now in l...