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We need all the good luck we can getMay 25, 2019 7:20 am - In a nice episode of the British TV series "Downton Abby" there is a big wedding. At the reception a young woman and man are chatting, and it appears to be a budding ro...
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Self-management may be an unwise choiceMay 25, 2019 7:00 am - Q. Our association has always been professionally managed, and the management company has done very good work. In an effort to reduce expenses, the board of directors wa...
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You pay for bank's appraisalMay 25, 2019 6:00 am - Q. When we applied for a mortgage, the bank charged us for an appraisal. They said it was so they'd know how much it was safe to lend us. As the new owners of the house,...
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Facts Matter: Obama didn't skip cemetery service to attend Memorial Day barbecue in ChicagoMay 25, 2019 1:00 am - President Barack Obama left office 2½ years ago, but some social media users continue to circulate a false rumor about how he celebrated Memorial Day in 2010. The Faceb...
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Constable: How teardrop earrings symbolize wounds of warMay 25, 2019 1:00 am - The earrings are in the shape of tear drops, which is fitting for jewelry crafted not just of gold and emeralds, but from the wounds of war, the pain of loss and the hop...
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Widescreen: See a rare David Bowie performance on the big screenMay 24, 2019 6:00 am - A rarely seen David Bowie film from the '80s closes out a World War II film series just after Memorial Day at the Music Box Theatre, 3733 N. Southport Ave., Chicago. "Me...
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How Schaumburg cops are rallying around stricken colleagueMay 24, 2019 5:30 am - As far as some of his colleagues at the Schaumburg Police Department are concerned, Officer Ross Urso is the best cop on the force. “He's one of those people who seems t...
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Feder: ESPN 1000 blasts Nielsen for ratings undercountMay 24, 2019 1:00 am - A rare correction and admission of error by Nielsen Audio Thursday wasn't enough to satisfy WMVP 1000-AM after the ESPN Radio sports/talk station was shortchanged in the...
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O'Donnell: Danica Patrick will make NBC's Indy 500 look like an inspiring chariot raceMay 24, 2019 1:00 am - WHO WOULDN'T want to be inspired by Danica Patrick? She's smart, fearless, exceedingly goal-driven and self-reliant. She's also quick-witted with a tremendous sense of h...
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Kevin Dougherty missed the PGA Tour by an inch. His dream is still very much alive, though.May 24, 2019 1:00 am - There's always a 26th guy. Every year, there's a player who misses out on a PGA Tour card by the slimmest of margins. It's usually a single shot. A lonely stroke. Just o...