Columns
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Closing costs can bust a homebuyer's budgetJul 27, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - In the emotional rush that precedes buying a home - negotiating contract details and price, beating away rival bidders, searching for the best mortgage deal...
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The lip-syncing Bartlett police, and Lake County deputies on Lifetime's 'Women on Patrol'Jul 27, 2018 5:03 am - The latest police videos going viral have nothing to do with a controversial arrest, high-speed chase or out-of-control citizen. These videos - dozens of them popping up...
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In midst of pension crisis, many schools still spiking contractsJul 27, 2018 1:00 am - Illinois has a public pension crisis. That's not really news, though. State officials have known about it for decades, before former Gov. Jim Edgar exacerbated the situa...
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Rozner: Status of Blackhawks' Crawford still uncertain, and that's not goodJul 27, 2018 1:00 am - Corey Crawford emerged and saw his shadow Friday afternoon. It is not yet clear from whence he came, nor is there vivid memory of Crawford skating with the Blackhawks ar...
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Montenegro is Trump's latest misdirectionJul 27, 2018 1:00 am - Do you want your child fighting and dying for Montenegro? It's something you should be thinking about. That may seem like an odd question, given the more sobering ones a...
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Feder: Consumer ace Stephanie Zimmermann rejoins Sun-TimesJul 27, 2018 1:00 am - Stephanie Zimmermann, the nationally known consumer investigative reporter, is returning to the Sun-Times after a five-year run with ABC News, Robert Feder writes. She'l...
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Rock bass just don't get any respectJul 26, 2018 10:05 am - Since I am boatless now, I must rely upon the good graces of others when it comes to helping me get on the bigger lakes to hunt for smallmouth bass. I literally missed m...
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West Dundee business marks 90 years of shoe repairJul 26, 2018 8:00 am - At 105 S. Second St. in West Dundee, history is tangled with the smell of leather and shoe polish. For 90 years, the obscure, box-shaped building has housed a shoe and l...
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Bears' Nagy optimistic on Smith signing soonJul 26, 2018 5:30 am - BOURBONNAIS — The Bears' first-round draft pick Roquan Smith is now 11 days behind his fellow rookies, who reported to training camp on July 16. Smith and Jets QB Sam Da...
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Success story: Consultant becomes exporterJul 26, 2018 1:00 am - Denbur Inc., a Westmont-based manufacturer of specialized equipment you'll find mostly in the dentist's office, in May received the 2018 Governor's Export Award from...