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Is condominium association responsible for mice, pest control?Oct 27, 2018 7:00 am - Q. For the last three years each autumn, mice get into our first-floor condominium unit through a hole between the foundation and brick above. Each year I have had to hi...
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Debt consolidation during a period of rising interest ratesOct 27, 2018 6:00 am - Debt consolidation is the conversion of high-rate debt into lower-rate debt in order to reduce total interest costs. Homeowners with large amounts of credit card debt wh...
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Rozner: For Chicago Wolves owner, fans - not money - come firstOct 27, 2018 1:00 am - Don Levin did not become a wealthy man by losing money. And he didn't become a successful businessman by getting beat. So it may be difficult to comprehend for those who...
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Grammar Moses: Hold the homophone ... what did you say?Oct 27, 2018 1:00 am - I was thinking of Abbott and Costello's "Who's on first?" bit the other day and this came to me: Job interviewer: "So, you worked in a cheese factory? What did you do th...
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Lake Zurich woman's charity gives voice to those with rare diseasesOct 27, 2018 1:00 am - With her Harmony 4 Hope charity, Lake Zurich's Kerry Hughes gives people with rare diseases more than a voice. "It's such an empowering experience in an otherwise powerl...
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China is resilient and so are youOct 26, 2018 11:00 pm - Fine china is actually quite tough; it does not chip or break easily. It is made to be seen, enjoyed, and appreciated. It is resilient, and so are you. A lot of china c...
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Which is better at valuing your home - you or a computer program?Oct 26, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - Do you have a pretty good idea of what your house is worth? Could you estimate within, say, 5 percent of what it's likely to sell for? If so, would that mak...
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Craft Urban owner reflects on first year in GenevaOct 26, 2018 6:00 am - One of my first columns of 2018 sort of monitored the first two months of business for Craft Urban on James Street in Geneva. It was really cold during that time period,...
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Buyer worried about radon gas in homeOct 26, 2018 6:00 am - Q. After buying my home, I had new carpets installed. When the old carpets were removed, I noticed many small cracks in the concrete slab floor. I called my home inspect...
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Robert Forster talks acting on his first Chicago film in 50 yearsOct 26, 2018 5:33 am - Fifty years ago, Robert Forster wrote a page of Chicago's cinematic history as a journalist in Haskell Wexler's classic 1968 Democratic National Convention drama "Medium...