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Home inspector makes faulty recommendationNov 17, 2019 5:00 am - Q: Our home is about 35 years old. When we bought it, our home inspector reported that the two garage door openers lacked automatic reverse for child safety. We asked if...
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Rowland: Don't get hopes up for property tax reliefNov 17, 2019 12:00 am - By Brett Rowland The 88-member Property Tax Relief Task Force charged with coming up with a plan to reduce property taxes was supposed to deliver an initial report to Go...
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How counseling can help couples confront marital problemsNov 17, 2019 12:00 am - "Just once, can we figure out what we've been doin' wrong?" These words, sung so plaintively by James Ingram in the classic oldie "Just Once" captures the painful dilem...
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Feder: Silver Circle to add 10 TV legendsNov 17, 2019 12:00 am - Marlin Perkins, the former Lincoln Park Zoo director who brought the animal world home to millions of viewers through “Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom,” will be honored p...
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Rozner: Just another miserable night for BearsNov 17, 2019 12:00 am - If you are of the belief that the Bears will not win the Super Bowl this season — we pause here and allow you to ponder — then what is next? It would mean GM Ryan Pace w...
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Hub Arkush: Bears appear to find rock bottom in Los AngelesNov 16, 2019 11:00 pm - The Chicago Bears have fallen and they can't get up. The trip to Los Angeles Sunday night offered up a Rams team that went into the game struggling every bit as badly as...
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Grief: Uh oh, another estate saleNov 16, 2019 6:00 am - I had “sworn off” estate sales — because I always find and buy items I like and can use, but do not really need. So much for that resolution because I went to one this l...
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Tax purchaser still bound by condominium covenantsNov 16, 2019 6:00 am - Q: A tax deed was issued to a tax purchaser for a condominium unit in our association. The tax purchaser has been telling our property manager that he is not subject to ...
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Constable: Planning is the recipe for blind student in Maine West culinary classNov 16, 2019 12:00 am - The sharp edge of the 8-inch chef knife in Anahi Sosa's right hand slices through raw chicken held in place on the cutting board by her left hand. The 18-year-old senior...
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Facts Matter: Costco coupon on Facebook is bogusNov 16, 2019 12:00 am - "Costco is NOT giving away $75 coupons," the members-only retailer stated on its Facebook page. The fake deal, which purported to be a celebration of the big-box store's...