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Establishing a special assessmentJun 03, 2017 6:00 am - Q. The board of our condominium association recently approved both a large expenditure and a loan with a bank to pay for it. The repayment period of the loan is five yea...
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Is buying a home at 70 a wild idea?Jun 03, 2017 6:00 am - Q. What do you think of an older person buying a house or a condo? I'll be 70 this year. I am single, and I have excellent credit. I've been looking for an apartment, an...
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Constable: Wheaton businessman pens fairy tale for adultsJun 03, 2017 1:00 am - Once upon a time, in his job as "vice president of something," Steven Wiley's moneymaking side cranked out documents with titles such as "The Challenges Presented to Mon...
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Grammar Moses: Less is more. Except when fewer is more.Jun 03, 2017 1:00 am - Just as an editor always needs an editor, the marketing departments at institutions of higher learning always should avail themselves of the expertise of their English t...
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Rozner: What have Cubs done for you lately?Jun 03, 2017 1:00 am - It's a few days into June and the Cubs have not yet repeated as World Series champs. Once again, Theo Epstein has failed Cubs fans. That's the new narrative - or at leas...
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'iZombie' leads The CW's collection of cool showsJun 02, 2017 6:00 am - I had a surprising realization last weekend about which TV network I'm watching and enjoying the most. It's not HBO. Damon Lindelof's acclaimed end-times drama, "The Lef...
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Big credit score boosts ahead for someJun 02, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - If you've heard some people might get a magic boost to their FICO credit scores in the 10-point range - without having to do anything - you're right. But hu...
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Kane County inmate suing jail for $1 billion over not being allowed to voteJun 02, 2017 5:30 am - It seems the political divide over last year's presidential election is everywhere these days. Why should it be any different in jail? A Geneva man behind bars at the K...
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Undisclosed septic system failureJun 02, 2017 5:00 am - Q. Last summer we moved from the city to the country and bought our first house with a septic system. A month after we moved in, both toilets overflowed onto the floor. ...
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North: Cubs need a wake-up call, and it's up to MaddonJun 02, 2017 5:00 am - The Chicago Cubs have always hung their hat on the slogan, “Hope springs eternal.” But being under .500 (25-27) just after Memorial Day wasn't the plan for a team fresh ...