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Judgments must be disclosed to potential buyersNov 23, 2019 6:00 am - Q: Our condominium association has been cited on numerous occasions with building code violations that require actual court appearances. Do these matters need to be incl...
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No more checks and life's inevitable changesNov 23, 2019 5:00 am - A surefire aspect of changing times is that they catch up with you. For instance, an odd thing happened at the grocery store recently. The person in front of me at the c...
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Constable: Losing my mom is hard, but reflecting on her good 92-year-old life brings me comfortNov 23, 2019 12:00 am - My Mom died Tuesday. As much as I admire her 92 years of life, I remember as a kid thinking life had cheated her at times. Lois Evaughn Schembs was born on a farm outsid...
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Are Giants just what the doctor ordered for struggling Bears?Nov 23, 2019 12:00 am - The New York Giants are a bit of a puzzle right now. They're seemingly in rebuild mode behind a rookie quarterback in Daniel Jones who came to the NFL six months ago as...
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Grammar Moses: What not to serve at Thanksgiving dinnerNov 23, 2019 12:00 am - Though it was first aired two months before my birth, "To Serve Man" remains my favorite episode of "The Twilight Zone." It's likely because of the satisfying ironic end...
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Rolling Meadows' Pedraza the poster child for hard work paying offNov 23, 2019 12:00 am - Minutes after the alarm goes off each morning, the bed gets made. Because a made bed, in Nate Pedraza's mind, can set the tone for the entire rest of the day. And Pedraz...
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Dear Oscar voters: Don't let the buzz die down on 'Rocketman'Nov 22, 2019 5:00 am - It's almost movie awards season, which means it's almost time for a very famous person to be honored for playing another very famous person. This season's surest bet arr...
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A new disc golf course need not consume a city parkNov 22, 2019 5:00 am - Many St. Charles residents living near, or using, Timber Trails Park voiced enough opposition to the park district's idea of building a disc golf course on the site, tha...
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Explore a plethora of plants, wildlife along the trails at Waukegan's Lyons WoodsNov 22, 2019 5:00 am - By Kim Mikus Lake County Forest Preserves Lyons Woods is a scenic, 345-acre forest preserve in Waukegan that includes a contrasting mix of terrain ideal for trail enthus...
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Illinois lawmakers: Put pension reform on the 2020 ballotNov 22, 2019 12:00 am - Weeks after the Illinois General Assembly moved to put a progressive state income tax question on the November 2020 ballot, a Daily Herald investigation illustrated that...