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Compare ratings to find an effective air cleanerDec 01, 2018 5:00 am - Q. Several of my children have allergies so I want to use room air cleaners in their bedrooms. I have seen many advertisements with great claims for effectiveness. What ...
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When to put home in daughters' namesDec 01, 2018 5:00 am - Q. My daughter gave me a hard time because my house is only in my name now that my husband died. I would appreciate your explanation of why it is not wise to put the hou...
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Constable: This Mundelein beauty-school dropout now is in the business of making stuffDec 01, 2018 12:00 am - Immortalized in the musical "Grease," the phrase "beauty-school dropout" carries an onus that Lauren Jackson of Mundelein simply remakes into something unexpected and be...
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Facts Matter: Bullying scene stopping 'Christmas Story' marathon? Oh, fudddddge. Except it's not trueDec 01, 2018 12:00 am - A meme featuring neighborhood menace Scut Farkus from "A Christmas Story" falsely claims a marathon broadcast of the iconic movie was canceled because of the bullying sc...
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Home owner worried about asbestos floor tilesNov 30, 2018 5:00 am - Q. When we bought our house, the home inspector told us the asphalt floor tiles in the kitchen might contain asbestos. At the time, we weren't particularly concerned. No...
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Push to cut back on home appraisals sparks controversyNov 30, 2018 5:00 am - WASHINGTON - The Trump administration wants to eliminate professional appraisals on a large number of home-sale transactions - a move that critics say could push the cou...
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See the late master magician Ricky Jay's collaborations with Chicago's David MametNov 30, 2018 5:00 am - Ricky Jay looked like a guy who played scam artists in David Mamet movies — and he did. The magician-turned-actor who died last week was something of a scam artist himse...
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'They never gave up on the case': DuPage detectives honored for solving Wesselman murderNov 30, 2018 4:28 am - The hunt for 15-year-old Kristy Wesselman's killer was more than three decades old by the fall of 2015, but it wasn't a "cold" case. Not for Kristy's family, and not for...
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Trump has an unethical inner circle because he wants unethical jobs doneNov 30, 2018 12:00 am - President Donald Trump recently tweeted: "Did you ever see an investigation more in search of a crime?" It is usually a bad idea to raise a rhetorical question when the...
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The tide of truth keeps risingNov 30, 2018 12:00 am - "I don't believe it." With those four words, President Donald Trump dismissed a 1,656-page report written by about 300 scientists from 13 government agencies documenting...