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A Christmas story of honesty, humility in ChicagoDec 24, 2017 12:00 am - This is a Once Upon a Time story for Christmas and for all hopeful people everywhere. It is also a simple story - deceptively so. It is late autumn 2017, and I am visiti...
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What's in a word? Consider 'youthquake'Dec 24, 2017 12:00 am - By Arthur I. Cyr Guest columnist "Youthquake" arrives. The learned lexicographers at the Oxford English Dictionary (OED) have now selected this word as official Word of ...
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Keep holidays calm to help Grandma manage family stressDec 24, 2017 12:00 am - Q. I come from a large family, and my mother cares very much about having us all together for the holidays. My siblings and I and our partners and children usually make ...
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Rozner: Chicago Bears' victory takes back seat to coaching searchDec 24, 2017 12:00 am - Three years ago this week, George McCaskey fired the Chicago Bears' GM and head coach and left precisely no doubt about who was in charge of the football operation. "We ...
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Family is often what we make itDec 24, 2017 12:00 am - "Lonesome Dove," the six-hour western miniseries, is one of my favorite "binge watches." I've been watching it in bits and pieces the last few days. Do you remember Cl...
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Want to improve your health in 2018? Follow this adviceDec 23, 2017 6:30 am - So 2017 is coming to a close, and over the next couple weeks many of you will find yourselves reflecting on this past year as well as looking ahead to 2018. Chances are,...
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Fun facts, fiction and lore about ChristmasDec 23, 2017 6:30 am - A self-professed lover of Christmas, Martin Luther has his fingerprints all over the holiday season. But the German theologian/monk during the early 1500s was not respon...
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Judgment problem causes sticky situationDec 23, 2017 6:00 am - Q. Five siblings have a contract to sell their father's house that they inherited. One has a judgment against him. The broker says the house can't close without that jud...
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New rules cause privacy issuesDec 23, 2017 6:00 am - Q. I read your article outlining some of the changes included in the Illinois Condominium Property Act for 2018. I am hoping you can provide some further insight into th...
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Minimizing the upfront costs of a mortgage: What borrowers ought to knowDec 23, 2017 5:00 am - Mortgage borrowers have some control over the amount of cash they must produce at the closing table. Minimizing the amount, however, may or may not be in their long-term...