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Some days you just cryJul 06, 2019 7:30 am - Some days I just cry, just feeling so much sadness. If this happens to you - even months or years after the death of a loved one, don't be surprised. It can just sweep o...
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Condo leasing bans often exclude relativesJul 06, 2019 7:00 am - Q. I own two homes in our association. One I occupy; the other is occupied by my mother. Management sent a letter to all owners that essentially states, based on an amen...
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Answering a purchase offer: yes, no or maybeJul 06, 2019 6:00 am - Q. If you could answer me today that would be helpful. We are selling our home ourselves, and we got an offer this morning that is $8,000 less than we are asking. It's o...
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Grammar Moses: Y, must you cause us problems?Jul 06, 2019 1:00 am - The letter Y gives people fits. Those with a solid grasp of English still manage to screw up the distinctions between the next few pairs of homophones that contain a Y: ...
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10 years of retirement, $1.2M in pension income. That's what average judge in Illinois receives.Jul 06, 2019 1:00 am - The average retired Illinois judge left the bench a little more than 10 years ago and has received more than $1.2 million in pension payments during that time. Meanwhile...
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Facts Matter: Obama wasn't 'begging' for meeting with North Korea's KimJul 06, 2019 1:00 am - President Donald Trump last month made history by crossing the Military Demarcation Line, becoming the first sitting U.S. president to enter North Korea. While meeting w...
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Apollo 11 anniversary celebrated with special programming on Channel 11Jul 05, 2019 6:00 am - “Tranquility base here, the Eagle has landed.” Those words spoken by Neil Armstrong are my earliest memory of the Apollo 11 moon landing, which happened 10 years before ...
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Legal pot is coming, but until then, 'We're not going to let it go,' suburban cops sayJul 05, 2019 5:26 am - Recreational use of marijuana becomes legal in Illinois Jan. 1, but until then, don't expect to catch a break from suburban police if you get busted jumping the gun. We ...
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Getting Congress back on trackJul 05, 2019 1:00 am - The other day, someone I've known for years offered a pointed bit of criticism. "It's easy for people like you to make long lists of things Congress should do to improve...
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Morgan's teacup gesture in U.S. win over England just good funJul 05, 2019 1:00 am - "Teacup-gate" has been overblown. When soccer star Alex Morgan pretended, with pinkie finger up, that she was drinking a cup of tea after she scored the winning goal Tue...