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Rozner: Cubs coaching carousel adds to palace intrigueOct 15, 2018 1:00 am - Theo Epstein couldn't blame the 2018 season on Joe Maddon. It's an odd choice of words anyway, to use "blame" for a team that won 95 games and made the playoffs. But it ...
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Hand Crafted Pizza Co. in Algonquin offers a healthy spin on a favoriteOct 14, 2018 11:00 pm - Jimmy Pirro remembers sitting on stools as a child at his family's pizzeria, watching his uncles make pizza right in the windows in front of everyone. When it came time ...
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I keep being reported to HR. Am I the issue?Oct 14, 2018 1:04 am - Reader: I have been reported to HR at every job I've had. Once, I got into an argument at the gym. The incident occurred on my own time, but since my gym membership was ...
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Rozner: Chicago Bears' Super Bowl train comes off tracksOct 14, 2018 1:00 am - Might want to slow your Super Bowl roll. At least for a week, anyway. Coming off a bye week and facing a team with Brock Osweiler — not Ryan Tannehill — in Miami, the Ch...
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Grief sometimes seems almost invisibleOct 13, 2018 7:30 am - In some circumstances, you may not feel you need to offer support to a person who lost someone because they do not appear to be grieving. 1. "Too busy to grieve." In so...
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Condo board asked to deal with secondhand smokeOct 13, 2018 7:00 am - Q. I recall that you have addressed second hand tobacco smoke, but I can't recall your guidance. One of our residents works from his unit and chain smokes all day. His n...
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Escrow taxes and insurance or pay them yourself?Oct 13, 2018 6:00 am - Mortgage lenders generally require borrowers to include taxes and insurance premiums in their monthly mortgage payments. The additional payments are placed in escrow unt...
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Seller unlikely to owe taxes on profit from home saleOct 13, 2018 6:00 am - Q. Please explain the IRS requirements regarding one-time $250,000 tax exemption when the elderly sell their home. A. The regulations you're asking about have been chang...
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Constable: Swimmer finds a good reason to run 361 miles for kids with cancerOct 13, 2018 1:00 am - A standout swimmer during high school at Benet Academy in Lisle, Peter Krzywosz couldn't stomach the idea of running. "I grew up hating running," Krzywosz remembers. "I ...
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Facts Matter: Hurricane Michael brings death, destruction and fake photosOct 13, 2018 1:00 am - Among the extraordinary photos of Hurricane Michael's destruction being shared on social media is an image of airplanes nearly underwater at an airport. But the picture ...