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Some creative tips for using leftover wineJan 31, 2018 5:00 am - Readers tell me all the time, "I don't know what to do with leftover wine." I feel your pain. Try as I might, it's nearly impossible for me to drink up all the good and ...
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Widescreen: 'The Post' shows Spielberg's wizardry on a smaller scaleJan 31, 2018 5:00 am - There is a tiny moment in best-picture Oscar nominee "The Post" - a blink-and-you'll-miss-it camera move - that brought me to tears when I saw it last weekend. I wasn't ...
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Metea Valley's Ridgway got the ball rollingJan 31, 2018 12:00 am - Ian Ridgway brought nine bowling balls to O'Fallon to the Illinois High School Association state finals last weekend. The Metea Valley senior brought balls containing di...
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Trump's conspiracy theories endanger democracyJan 31, 2018 12:00 am - Just as Bill Clinton's 1998 State of the Union address is known as the speech after the Monica Lewinsky scandal broke, Donald Trump's 2018 State of the Union address is ...
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An owner's spouse cannot be a board memberJan 30, 2018 6:00 am - Q. I am married; however, the deed to my condominium unit in Illinois is in my name only. The declaration for our association says that a board member can be an owner or...
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Rapid rescoring can provide quick credit fixJan 30, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - Many mortgage applicants have never heard of "rapid rescoring" or CreditXpert score simulations - in part because some lenders choose not to educate them. T...
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Chic barn doors also save spaceJan 30, 2018 6:00 am - Barn doors remain wildly popular. We see this type of door used in a wide variety of design styles, from minimalist to rustic, and for passage doors and closet doors. Fo...
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The sources of window leakageJan 30, 2018 6:00 am - Q. Last winter, one of our windows leaked for the third year in a row. We tried caulking and even installed an awning over the window: all to no avail. Each time it rain...
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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....