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Buyer regrets bypassing home inspectionOct 30, 2021 6:00 am - Q: I'm embarrassed to confess that I broke your cardinal rule: I bought a rental property without having it inspected, and now the chickens have come home to roost. The ...
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Constable: Former Des Plaines man's apocalyptic cooking show serves up horror, sci-fi, creepy catsOct 30, 2021 1:00 am - Watching cooking shows while stuck at home during the pandemic, Tony Trimm longed for something more entertaining. So Trimm, who grew up in Des Plaines, used his creativ...
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Baron: Fox TV Figures Range from Stupid to CleverOct 30, 2021 1:00 am - "It's such a fine line between stupid ..." " ... and clever." That's just one of many hilariously memorable remarks from "This is Spinal Tap," the 1984 comedy mockumenta...
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'Bringing together the cultures': All-white Arlington Heights church welcomes first Black pastorOct 30, 2021 1:00 am - After 23 years of Lutheran ministry in predominantly Black communities in the South, Michael Johnson was tapped to lead an all-white congregation in Arlington Heights. I...
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Zalusky: Looking back at Ted Williams' magical 1941 seasonOct 30, 2021 1:00 am - Part 2 of 2 In baseball, perfection in hitting is nearly impossible. Batting averages of 1.000 belong to players with Moonlight Graham-brief careers — Roe Skidmore of th...
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Arkush: A win today would go a long way for the BearsOct 30, 2021 1:00 am - Today's meeting with the San Francisco 49ers is the new biggest game of the Mat Nagy/Ryan Pace era with the Chicago Bears. Respect for the team among analysts and the pu...
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New Mad Batter Bakery in St. Charles mixes family, creativityOct 29, 2021 6:00 am - St. Charles downtown and tourism planners years ago liked the concept of a big Scarecrow Festival every fall to not only please local residents, but also attract visitor...
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Spotlight: Emmy winner David Strathairn plays World War II-era hero at Chicago Shakespeare TheaterOct 29, 2021 6:00 am - A hero's legacy Emmy Award winner and Academy Award nominee David Strathairn ("Good Night, and Good Luck," "Nomadland") plays the titular hero in "Remember This: Th...
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What makes a police leader effective? Aurora University professor sets out to find the answerOct 29, 2021 5:20 am - What makes a law enforcement leader great, especially in times of crisis, change and uncertainty about the role of police in America? It's a question many in the profess...
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Lincicome: What's in a name? Quite a bit when it comes to sports teamsOct 29, 2021 1:00 am - Today's lesson in semantics is prompted by the World Series, a misnamed event that offends no one even though the world is much larger than the two semi-southern cities ...