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Sound check: The Wombats come to Palatine's Durty Nellie'sJan 30, 2018 5:00 am - We could be gigantic The United Kingdom's indie-popsters The Wombats first rose above the din with their 2007 studio debut album, “A Guide to Love, Loss & Desperation,” ...
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Taking a HECM reverse mortgage for a Llmited periodJan 30, 2018 5:00 am - Q. I am interested in your opinion of the following plan: Take a HECM reverse mortgage on my home, which is worth $1 million and will appreciate by 3.5 percent per year....
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Constable: Whassup with Super Bowl? Nothing we haven't seen beforeJan 30, 2018 4:03 am - The Super Bowl, one of America's most-popular television series, has jumped the shark. Some people already have made the decision to boycott Super Bowl LII for political...
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Trump acted like a normal president at Davos. Good!Jan 30, 2018 12:00 am - DAVOS - Ever since Donald Trump was elected president, I have said that when he did something right, I would say so. That's gotten me into trouble with some readers, but...
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Feder: Bulls shooting to land on The ScoreJan 30, 2018 12:00 am - The Chicago Bulls are close to a deal to move their radio broadcasts to WSCR 670-AM AM 670, insiders tell Robert Feder. An agreement could be finalized this week that wo...
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Center must stand firm in immigration-budget standoffJan 30, 2018 12:00 am - Can the center hold? That's the most intriguing question to emerge from the partisan standoff that closed the federal government for three days. Two dozen moderates from...
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Long distance wreaks havoc on high school sweetheartsJan 29, 2018 10:00 pm - Q. My boyfriend and I have been dating for more than a year. We dated senior year at different high schools, and now we go to colleges an hour and a half apart. We never...
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Steam cleaning fine when fixing old floor groutJan 29, 2018 9:00 am - Q. I have a foyer in my house with randomly placed square and rectangular stones glued onto wood flooring. This was done in the '80s. None of the stones have loosened in...
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High on your planning list: 2018 taxesJan 29, 2018 4:00 am - The first step, of course, is to gather and sort the papers, plug in whatever numbers are required, and get your business' 2017 data to your tax preparer. Then, says Gre...
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Rozner: Tiger Woods at Torrey was breathtaking startJan 29, 2018 12:00 am - In 2008, there was talk that Tiger Woods would never win again. But after capturing the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines on a broken leg and torn ACL - and sitting out the rest...