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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...
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Grammar Moses: Yule make Santa happy if you don't spell his name 'Clause'Dec 23, 2017 12:00 am - It's Christmas Eve, and you might be sweating over how to get on Santa's good side in one short day. In my house, Santa's naughty and nice lists have a firm line of dema...
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Constable: Worldwide fame for 'accidental tenor' from Hawthorn WoodsDec 23, 2017 12:00 am - When his boss wouldn't let Donald Kaasch out of work to attend the birth of his daughter in 1986, a co-worker came to the Hawthorn Woods man's defense. World-renowned te...
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Rozner: Family, friends helping Blackhawks great Eddie Olczyk in his fight against cancerDec 23, 2017 12:00 am - There is every minute of your life before the phone call. And everything after. The shock too shattering to define. Words painfully inadequate. You remember the ring of ...
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Homeowner fears carbon monoxideDec 22, 2017 6:00 am - Q. We've seen a number of articles warning about the dangers of carbon monoxide and are wondering if we might be having that kind of problem with our forced air furnace....