Columns
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Four inches of land may cause a mile of troubleMay 06, 2017 6:00 am - Q. Several years ago, my neighbor had a survey done before she put up a partial fence on her land. She had her son dig a trench adjacent to a cedar fence I had installed...
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Former Cubs pitcher Wood shows support for women's sportsMay 06, 2017 1:00 am - There was a time when Kerry Wood was like a lot of guys out there. Wood, the former star pitcher for the Chicago Cubs, made a quick judgment about women's sports. "I wa...
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Rozner: Blackhawks must make case for the defenseMay 06, 2017 1:00 am - The last time this happened, everyone was on the hook. When the Blackhawks went out in the first round in 2011 and 2012, there was talk that nearly everyone was in troub...
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Jackson: Need more citizens to step upMay 05, 2017 10:05 am - Have you ever wondered why Skokie Lagoon went from a red-hot fishery when first revived and re-constructed to a mere memory of how it used to be? Is there a part of you...
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LGBT individuals, couples move closer to federal fair-housing protectionMay 05, 2017 6:00 am - A ruling by a U.S. District Court judge may fuel efforts to expand the housing rights of those with "unconventional" lifestyles. Q. Is it true that Congress has finally ...
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Fannie Mae eases burden of student loansMay 05, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - Here's some good news for homebuyers and owners burdened with costly student loan debts: Mortgage investor Fannie Mae has just made sweeping rule changes th...
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North: Why we need the sports equivalent of Fox NewsMay 05, 2017 5:19 am - S.E. Cupp, a political conservative commentator, wrote a column that originally appeared in the New York Daily News with the headline "Stop whining about ESPN, and compe...
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How a suburban man fell victim to online romance scamMay 05, 2017 5:00 am - Romance gone bad can hurt your bottom line as much as your heart, as a Sugar Grove man recently found out. The 58-year-old man's troubles began in March, when he started...
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Feder: 'Good Day Arlington' debuts this weekend from Arlington International RacecourseMay 05, 2017 1:00 am - Feder: Arlington International Racecourse returns to Comcast SportsNet Chicago with the debut of "Good Day Arlington" this weekend. Hosted by former Chicago sportscaster...
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On Afghanistan, Trump could learn from BushMay 05, 2017 1:00 am - Between the solutionless horror of North Korean nukes and the self-inflicted damage of Twitter diplomacy lies a decision that, while important in itself, will indicate a...