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Can a board hire a member's relative or friend?May 12, 2018 7:00 am - Q. I just learned the board president of our condominium association has steered hundreds of thousands of dollars of maintenance contracts for the association to her sis...
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Is a homeowner better off with an FHA loan?May 12, 2018 6:00 am - Q. Assuming the same interest rate, is there any way in which a homeowner is better off having an FHA rather than a conventional mortgage? A. Having an FHA mortgage is p...
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Constable: Born with four legs, girl now celebrates 2nd birthday with moms on two continentsMay 12, 2018 1:00 am - Born with four legs and parts of two bodies, a baby named Dominique celebrates her second birthday today as a healthy, happy, active girl with two moms who love her. She...
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Rozner: Cubs, Sox series far from a crosstown classicMay 12, 2018 1:00 am - The Cubs and White Sox each played their 36th game of the season Saturday. After a weather delay of 2:15, they actually played the game, much as they did Friday in awful...
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Grammar Moses: Lost in translationMay 12, 2018 1:00 am - Maureen Donehey taught Spanish for 36 years, so she can spot a bad translation at 50 paces. "Here is a sign that has been in our neighborhood Target for months," she wro...
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A growing gender gap that gets little notice: home buyingMay 11, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON - It's the gender gap you don't hear so much about: Single women are buying homes and condos at what may be more than twice the rate of single males, and the ...
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Widescreen: Excellent! 'Bill & Ted' are coming backMay 11, 2018 6:00 am - News broke two weeks ago that long-dormant Swedish pop titans ABBA would be releasing two new songs at year's end. On Facebook, I likened this to Wyld Stallyns saving th...
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Should home inspectors disclose pest infestation?May 11, 2018 6:00 am - Q. Your column often evaluates conflict issues that arise during real estate transactions, so I offer this for your comment. I recently purchased a mobile home from a se...
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A year later, questions about deadly Delnor standoff remain unansweredMay 11, 2018 5:30 am - It's been a year since a Kane County jail inmate got hold of an officer's gun at Delnor Hospital in Geneva, took two nurses hostage and beat and sexually assaulted one b...
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Seeking a humane end for horsesMay 11, 2018 1:00 am - CAMDEN, S.C. - When Justify barreled across the finish line to win the rain-drenched Kentucky Derby on Saturday, he was notably clean - free of the mud that covered the ...