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Less-stringent standards open options for homebuyersDec 01, 2017 5:00 am - WASHINGTON - Here's an important question for anyone hoping to buy a home next year but who isn't quite confident about qualifying for a mortgage: Is it true that lender...
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Why cops' high hopes for body cameras may be fadingDec 01, 2017 4:30 am - After a series of high-profile officer-involved shootings that sparked nationwide protests and calls for police reform, law enforcement and community activists embraced ...
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Feder: Joel Weisman to end 40-year run on 'Chicago Week in Review'Dec 01, 2017 12:00 am - Stop the presses: Joel Weisman, the Chicago journalism icon who's been synonymous with "Chicago Week in Review" since the show began on WTTW-Channel 11, is voluntarily s...
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Feder: 'The Lite' turned back onDec 01, 2017 12:00 am - After more than four years as 93.9 My FM, WLIT 93.9-FM has turned back to branding itself as "Lite FM." The iHeartMedia station unveiled its retro name ("The New 93.9 Li...
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Local author looks at Red Scare moviesNov 30, 2017 5:00 am - In 2014, longtime Arlington Heights resident David J. Hogan wrote "The Wizard of Oz FAQ," an exhaustively researched look at the classic movie that has spawned inferior ...
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Constable: No partridge in this pear tree, only leavesNov 30, 2017 4:03 am - The back seat of my car boasts more wardrobe options than my closet. There's the Mr. Rogers-esque cardigan sweater that is perfect for days when the temperature nears 60...
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Feder: WTTW's Phil Ponce cutting back on 'Chicago Tonight'Nov 30, 2017 12:00 am - Chicago public television viewers will be seeing less of Phil Ponce in the new year. The longtime host of “Chicago Tonight” confirmed that he'll reduce his workload at W...
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What really happened with the GOP platform and RussiaNov 30, 2017 12:00 am - It's one of the enduring misconceptions of the Trump-Russia affair. During the 2016 Republican convention, the story goes, the Trump campaign weakened a critical passage...
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Here's 'what about' Roy Moore that is differentNov 30, 2017 12:00 am - Call the CDC. Alert the surgeon general and put the National Institutes of Health on standby. We're having a severe outbreak of whataboutism. In mild forms, the primary ...
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Magic bullets and fairy dustNov 29, 2017 10:00 pm - At the core of the Republican tax measures now rushing through Congress is a big, fat falsehood: Tax cuts, goes the fantasy, generate so much economic activity and gover...