Columns
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Patio settles and creates potential water issuesOct 12, 2018 6:00 am - Q. I completely enjoy your column and advice/direction. We moved into our new home seven years ago and thought we were so clever to have a patio poured before the grass ...
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Electrical safety for whirlpool bathtubsOct 12, 2018 6:00 am - Q. Please help me resolve a debate I'm having with a local home inspector. I have a small business installing bathtub whirlpool systems. For added safety, I use plastic ...
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Rock band Julianne Q & the Howl exploring new sonic territory with upcoming EP, release showOct 12, 2018 6:00 am - I was once told by a Chicago-area musician “You never want to write the same song twice.” West suburban artist Julianne Quaas is living that sentiment. The Hinsdale nat...
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Survey: We knew we deserved those speeding ticketsOct 12, 2018 5:35 am - We grumble when we get a speeding ticket, but it turns out the vast majority of us know that we deserve it. That's according to the 2015 Police-Public Contact Survey rel...
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Parker: Nikki Haley pauses in road to successOct 12, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Seated next to President Donald Trump in the Oval Office last week, Nikki Haley did not look like a woman who had tortured herself over whether to resign as...
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Geyer: The rise of greed and grievance in AmericaOct 12, 2018 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Like many Americans struck by the liberal versus conservative political and social divides in America, I have been trying to make some sense of it all these...
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Feder: Diann Burns joins media talent agencyOct 12, 2018 1:00 am - Remember Diann Burns? The former top news anchor for two Chicago stations says she's ready to share what she knows with a new generation of broadcasters. Burns has joine...
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Babcock-McGraw: DePaul women heading into season with high expectationsOct 12, 2018 1:00 am - It seems like college football season just started. But already, basketball is around the corner. And the DePaul women's basketball team is primed for a run at meeting h...
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Friend won't stop complaining about her many advantagesOct 11, 2018 11:00 pm - Q. I'm tearing my hair out over a friend whose life is demonstrably easier than mine in many ways, but who never stops complaining: She doesn't have enough money (her ho...
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Grayslake North is all about making the grade(s)Oct 11, 2018 1:00 am - Peer pressure gets a bad rap. It can actually be a good thing sometimes, like when it's a deterrent for extra pushups or mountain climbers or burpees. Or when it's an in...