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Lower credit scores, higher debt ratios open opportunities for homebuyersAug 31, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - Is it easier today for homebuyers with a high debt ratio and subpar credit scores to qualify for a mortgage than it's been in years? And if so, what might t...
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How suburban police are using dog walkers to fight crimeAug 31, 2018 5:30 am - You and your Yorkie can join police in the fight against crime in your neighborhood. How? By taking part in efforts like Naperville's new “Paws on Patrol,” which launche...
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The stark contrast between a patriot and a poserAug 31, 2018 1:00 am - By Georgie Anne Geyer I was deep into preparing a column about Labor Day, our great end-of-summer celebration of the valiant toil of our working men and women, delving i...
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Despite drawbacks, there is value in political partiesAug 31, 2018 1:00 am - If you take a dim view of our political parties, you're in sterling company. So did George Washington. In his famous Farewell Address, he warned us against "the baneful...
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Movie review: John Cho looks for his missing daughter in smart 'Searching'Aug 30, 2018 6:00 am - "Searching" - ★ ★ ★ I predict that theaters being used as giant computer screens with rapid-fire "dialogue" boxes that spit out perfectly spelled words will become as c...
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Constable: Crowdfunding one way to start a job, but whom you know still countsAug 30, 2018 5:32 am - For most suburbanites, the era of graduating from college, sifting through job offers and choosing the company that will employ you until you retire is a laughable conce...
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Later start drawing positive reviews at Libertyville, Vernon HillsAug 30, 2018 1:00 am - As my two children became teenagers, it became so obvious to me that the school bus schedule in our neighborhood was all wrong. Backward. Here were the teenagers, bleary...
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A hero's farewellAug 30, 2018 1:00 am - The world seems already a lesser place with the passing of Sen. John McCain. The ensuing deluge of accolades and tributes — notwithstanding the president's limp and lat...
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Feder: Sinclair countersues Tribune Media over failed mergerAug 30, 2018 1:00 am - Sinclair Broadcast Group fired back Wednesday against Tribune Media, countersuing the Chicago-based owner of WGN-Channel 9 and WGN 720-AM over the collapse of their prop...
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In Washington, a rare relationship without pretenseAug 30, 2018 1:00 am - There are people in Washington who hate each other but who, for public consumption, pretend not to hate each other. What was almost refreshing about the relationship of ...