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Make sure you pump the proper gasolineSep 30, 2017 6:01 am - By Doug McAllister We recently had a client come in to the shop with a "check engine" warning light on and the car did not seem to be running quite right. After a thorou...
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Another method to encourage equity growth: a right to recastSep 30, 2017 6:00 am - Growth in home equity during working years is important because home equity is a potential source of spendable funds after retirement. In a recent column (Repaying your ...
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More changes in the law governing associationsSep 30, 2017 6:00 am - On Aug. 24, Gov. Bruce Rauner signed HB0189, and it is now known as Public Act 100-0292. The law amends both the Illinois Common Interest Community Association Act and t...
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Grammar Moses: When math and words collideSep 30, 2017 1:00 am - If you know anything about me, you probably can imagine the special thrill I'd get when presented with a word problem in math class. It's like a swirly cone of thought p...
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Constable: Vet won't surrender Confederate flagSep 30, 2017 1:00 am - This proud man with the two Confederate battle flags flapping in his Elmhurst front yard says he won't bow to public pressure the way his relatives living in Skokie did ...
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Widescreen: New 'Star Trek' tainted by CBS' app-happy sales pitchSep 29, 2017 6:00 am - “Six bucks a month for new ‘Trek'? Beam me up!” — Sean Stangland, Nov. 4, 2015 “CBS, you greedy sons-a-guns!” — Sean Stangland, Sept. 24, 2017 OK, perhaps I toned d...
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Is Darth Vader the greatest movie villain of all time?Sep 29, 2017 6:00 am - The greatest movie villain? A countdown! Dann & Raymond's Movie Club presents “The Greatest Villains of the Silver Screen” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 5, at the Sch...
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How to deal with a property line discrepancySep 29, 2017 6:00 am - Q. We hired a surveyor before building a fence on our property. To our surprise, he found that our neighbors' driveway is on our side of the property line. We notified t...
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Government cracks down on refi scheme targeting veteransSep 29, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - Federal officials plan to crack down on what they view as predatory lending schemes - reminiscent of the toxic practices seen during the housing boom - targ...
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College-bound students are noticing Illinois' lack of commitmentSep 29, 2017 1:00 am - Much consternation has recently been expressed over declining student enrollment in Illinois' public universities, and for good reason. According to the Illinois Board o...