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When is an annual audit required?Jan 26, 2019 6:00 am - Q. Do condominium associations need to have an annual audit of their financial statements by a certified public accountant? A. Section 18.10 of the Illinois Condominium ...
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The science and art of paying off your mortgage earlyJan 26, 2019 5:00 am - Most of my work on paying off a mortgage early has focused on the science of the subject, which is nothing more than the math needed to trace the process through which a...
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No action on sale of brother's homeJan 26, 2019 5:00 am - Q. My brother passed away suddenly in September, and I have been named executor of his estate. His estate includes a two-bedroom, two-bathroom, adobe-style home in Apach...
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Facts Matter: Claim Pelosi planned to take family to Afghanistan is falseJan 26, 2019 12:00 am - A recent blog post said U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had planned to bring 93 family members with her on a trip to Afghanistan that was canceled by President Donald Tr...
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Constable: If you did this during college, you can still do itJan 26, 2019 12:00 am - With our dinner outing canceled on a cold, snowy night, my wife and I snuggle up on the couch to watch “Rake,” an Australian television series about a talented but self-...
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Grammar Moses: Prep yourself. This will take just a few minutes.Jan 26, 2019 12:00 am - If I were to tell you I'd be writing today about prep time, would you assume I'd launch into a recipe for shoofly pie or that I was excited about something going on in t...
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Rozner: White Sox not surprised to be in on Machado, HarperJan 26, 2019 12:00 am - There's no disputing any longer that the White Sox have pulled up a chair at the most important free-agent table in decades, in the process disposing of some archaic fra...
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Housing market shows signs of hopeJan 25, 2019 5:00 am - WASHINGTON - If you've been distracted by the federal shutdown, political dysfunction, stock-market volatility and reports of rising mortgage rates, it wouldn't be surpr...
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Quality roofers install double flashing on tile roofsJan 25, 2019 5:00 am - Q. My tile roof is leaking in an unusual way. No moisture is getting into the house, but I've seen water running from beneath the tiles at the edges of the roof. When I ...
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Why Lake County's new sheriff is taking a stand on shutdown, immigrationJan 25, 2019 4:30 am - Lake County Sheriff John Idleburg is less than two months into his tenure, but already he's proving not to be shy when it comes to taking a stand on a controversy. Idleb...