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Rozner: Chicago Bears still going wrong directionNov 26, 2017 12:00 am - Bright spots are not easy to find for the Chicago Bears these days. But you know GM Ryan Pace will be "fired up" about being so bad in 2017 that he might be looking at a...
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Six scenarios for GOP disaster in Roy Moore Senate raceNov 26, 2017 12:00 am - "Given the unusual circumstances and very unusual personality involved, it's hard to see this working out well," one laconic Republican lawmaker said recently of the Roy...
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Out of the mouth of PutinNov 26, 2017 12:00 am - Russia is all over the news these days and, despite our president's cozying up to Vladimir Putin, the dominant picture of the Russian president is still that of the impl...
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Can mortgage shoppers rely on the APR?Nov 25, 2017 5:00 am - APR stands for "Annual Percentage Rate," designed to be a comprehensive measure of the cost of credit that mortgage borrowers could use to compare loans offered by diffe...
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Readers offer corrections on closing proceduresNov 25, 2017 5:00 am - It's my own fault. I'm breaking the rule I made maybe 40 years ago that says to stay away from items about real estate closings. The settlement procedures in which selle...
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Handling privacy concerns for email and phone informationNov 25, 2017 5:00 am - I want to revisit an issue addressed in my Nov. 11 column regarding the amendment to Section 19(a) (7) of the Condominium Property Act. The amendment, effective Jan. 1, ...
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Prepare the dining room for the holidaysNov 25, 2017 5:00 am - Thanksgiving is the favorite holiday of all for many because it is about fellowship and a simple, shared meal. There aren't massive amounts of decorations to be fretted ...
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Grammar Moses: Don't get overly possessive during the holidaysNov 25, 2017 12:00 am - Now that you've had a couple of days to digest your Thanksgiving dinner, here is something else to digest: how to address a greeting card properly. This isn't about etiq...
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Batavia's 'brothers' savor their state championship dreamNov 25, 2017 12:00 am - DeKALB - A Batavia football team that lived by the postseason motto "one more week" fully embraced the opportunity to play one more period in Saturday's Class 7A state c...
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Equifax breach already taking a toll on consumersNov 24, 2017 5:00 am - WASHINGTON — The scenario that personal finance and credit experts feared most about the heist of consumer data from Equifax may already be underway: Criminals are using...