Columns
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Will suburbs opposing railroad merger plan beat the odds?Sep 12, 2022 5:30 am - Fourteen years ago, suburbanites marched with homemade signs, lobbied their congressmen and hired lawyers in hopes of defeating a proposed merger between mega railroad C...
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Elgin library celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month with exhibits, programsSep 12, 2022 5:30 am - Gail Borden Public Library in Elgin is celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month with multiple exhibits and programs now through October. Visitors will discover the influence ...
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Article corrected by home inspectorSep 11, 2022 6:00 am - Q: I receive your articles in my email and find them both interesting and informative. I do however have a question regarding a recent one. The question was about possib...
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Columnist Lee Hamilton: Congress shows negotiation and compromise can workSep 11, 2022 1:00 am - There are two especially striking aspects to the "Inflation Reduction Act," the sprawling climate-change/tax-reform/health-care legislation that just passed Congress and...
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Sound counsel for small businesses: Founding Moms provides practical advice to female entrepreneursSep 11, 2022 1:00 am - Twelve years ago, Jill Salzman was a mom and entrepreneur who needed help. In seeking it, she accidentally launched a business. Salzman, who was pregnant with her secon...
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Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: Old and quiet and staying that waySep 11, 2022 1:00 am - Thirty years ago, I interviewed a former factory owner who was pushing 80. I was working for a midsize daily newspaper and the story was that, every few years, he'd give...
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Hungry shopping and other side effects of stress and griefSep 10, 2022 6:00 am - By Susan Anderson-Khleif You have probably heard the advice: Don't go grocery shopping while you are hungry. And also: Avoid going to a restaurant while you are very hun...
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Grammar Moses: Yeet! They're adding new words to my dictionarySep 10, 2022 1:00 am - Just when I think I might be afflicted with writer's block, this manna from Merriam-Webster floats over the e-transom. Yes, folks, it's time for M-W to add new words to ...
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Local governments can max out property tax levy increases this year. Will they?Sep 10, 2022 1:00 am - For the first time since Illinois created a cap on property tax hikes more than 30 years ago, local governments can seek the maximum 5% increase this year. Because of th...
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Facts Matter: Object seen floating in space not UFOSep 10, 2022 1:00 am - A video showing a NASA astronaut during a spacewalk, working on the International Space Station, has been circulating on social media. The astronaut in the clip is float...