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Asbestos removal stalls remodelAug 11, 2017 6:00 am - Q. We recently purchased an older home and hired a contractor to remodel the interior. An unexpected expense arose when the contractor found asbestos. He wants an additi...
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Fannie and Freddie stick with outdated credit scoringAug 11, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - If you've been waiting for the long-anticipated news that the two dominant players in the home mortgage arena - Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - finally have de...
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Not-so-perfect getaway leads to arrest of bank heist suspectAug 11, 2017 5:30 am - The bank robber had all the bases covered to keep his identity concealed: a bandanna over his face, a baseball cap on his head, sunglasses to hide his eyes, long sleeves...
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Can the Dolphins dream of the NFL playoffs with Cutler?Aug 11, 2017 5:19 am - The frenzy after the signing of Jay Cutler by the Miami Dolphins was revealing and quite humorous. I heard some nonsense from the usual suspects that the former Chicago...
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The art of the bluffAug 11, 2017 1:00 am - How did we get here? Why does it appear that we're on the brink of a war in Asia, one that could involve nuclear weapons? North Korea has had nuclear-weapons capacity fo...
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Feder: Kirk quits Chicago Sun-Times to join Tribune parent company, troncAug 11, 2017 1:00 am - Jim Kirk, the veteran journalist and media executive who led the Chicago Sun-Times through five of its most tumultuous and challenging years, resigned Friday as publishe...
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State Department divided on missionAug 11, 2017 1:00 am - By Byron York As part of what he calls a "redesign" of the State Department, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has surveyed more than 35,000 State employees on the most f...
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Gift of jewelry with strings attached isn't a giftAug 10, 2017 11:00 pm - Q. My wife and I have an anniversary coming up. It's the second marriage for both of us and has been a blessing. I'd like to give my her a nice piece of jewelry to mark ...
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Conant High grad channels Doc Brown for rap parody 'I (Heart) Juliet'Aug 10, 2017 6:00 am - Elk Grove Village actor and voice-over artist Joe Bianco, 29, had never seen all of Robert Zemeckis' “Back to the Future” trilogy. Then the Conant High School grad won t...
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Lester: Suburbs to lose out on hundreds of thousands in sales taxAug 10, 2017 5:30 am - Local suburbs will lose out on tens of thousands of sales tax dollars apiece this year as a result of a new state tax collection fee in the Illinois budget. Illinois...