Columns
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Can a condo association do away with proxies?Feb 24, 2023 5:00 am - Q: Our condominium association board is looking at adopting an "anti-harassment" rule. The rule would prohibit an owner from contacting any other owners to solicit proxi...
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Spotlight: Steppenwolf ensemble members reunite for Chicago premiere of 'Describe the Night'Feb 24, 2023 5:00 am - Chicago premiere Steppenwolf Theatre presents the Chicago premiere of "Describe the Night," a thriller examining 90 years of Russian history (some of it true, some of i...
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Geneva nonprofit Fox Valley Hands of Hope shifts mission to grief counseling, mental health aidFeb 24, 2023 5:00 am - As more for-profit hospice programs became available and state certification regulations for that type of care created more challenges in the past few years, the not-for...
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'We hurt our own families': How a purported cryptocurrency scam targeted Latinos in the suburbsFeb 24, 2023 4:30 am - Like many other victims of scams, Patricia Ibarra of Carol Stream feels foolish for being taken. She's also ashamed of persuading friends and relatives to join her in in...
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Around town: New restaurants opening in GenevaFeb 23, 2023 10:00 pm - Hacienda looks busy It was good to see a full parking lot near the new Mexican restaurant, Hacienda Real, in the Geneva Commons the past two weekends. Empty restaur...
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How mourning doves are able to increase their numbers into the millionsFeb 23, 2023 5:00 am - The longer I watch mourning doves, the more I wonder. How do these birds that appear to be so dimwitted persist in such great numbers? There are hundreds of millions of ...
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Widescreen: 'Mandalorian' returns, with a free preview; Chris Evans coming to Chicago's C2E2Feb 23, 2023 5:00 am - Pedro Pascal's omnipresence continues on Wednesday, March 1, when the “The Mandalorian” returns to Disney+ for its third season of “Star Wars” adventures. Something that...
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Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: When your audience wants you to lieFeb 23, 2023 12:00 am - By Debra J. Saunders What happens when a news network believes that its viewers want anchors and reporters to lie rather than report the truth? The answer can be gleane...
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Happy homecoming: Actress and Lake Zurich native Laura Coover is right where she belongs - on stageFeb 22, 2023 10:00 pm - One of Laura Coover's fondest, most enduring childhood memories was attending a production of “A Christmas Carol” with her parents when she was 4 years old. After the p...
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Welcome chicken shawarma to your healthy-eating planFeb 22, 2023 5:00 am - This column was first published on Feb. 21, 2018. More than 30 years ago, when I worked and lived on Chicago's near North Side, I was fortunate to be near not one but tw...