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Grammar Moses: Your exasperation doesn't make things worseJul 22, 2017 1:00 am - A national newspaper that shall remain nameless carried a story last month about pet obesity. Tim Froehling of Palatine was a bit exasperated by it. The story quoted a v...
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Constable: Dam on Fox River can't stop flooding, but it helpsJul 22, 2017 1:00 am - From his perch in the cozy control building at the Stratton Lock & Dam along the Fox River in McHenry, lockmaster John W. Palmieri could see trouble brewing as pounding ...
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Widescreen: Rediscovering creepy cult classics 'Suspiria,' 'Phantom of the Paradise'Jul 21, 2017 6:00 am - A young American woman arrives in Germany to attend an exclusive dance school. She is greeted by a surly cabdriver and a relentless downpour. They come to the blood-red ...
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No firewall in old garage is a problemJul 21, 2017 6:00 am - Q. A home inspector cited our house for not having a one-hour firewall in the garage. This seems unfair because the house is nearly 60 years old, and firewalls were prob...
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Court penalizes Quicken in appraisal caseJul 21, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - Quicken Loans arguably has the mortgage industry's squeakiest-clean image - named by J.D. Power as No. 1 in home loan customer satisfaction for seven years ...
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Algonquin flooding a reminder of tragedy for village's police forceJul 21, 2017 5:30 am - Watching the floodwaters rise in downtown in Algonquin this week got us thinking about one of the most tragic events in the village's history: the drowning of veteran po...
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North: Sox GM Hahn not at Epstein's level yetJul 21, 2017 5:19 am - When positive and good things happen, many people fail to stay grounded and break out the rose-colored glasses. I am referring to the White Sox general manager Rick Hah...
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Victory in Mosul overshadowed by White House dramaticsJul 21, 2017 1:00 am - By Georgie Anne Geyer The television news has been filled almost exclusively recently with stories about the "terrible" son of the president and his apparent flirtations...
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Pociejewski right at home in UIC's softball lineupJul 21, 2017 1:00 am - Kayla Pociejewski, one of the all-time leading home run hitters in Maine West softball history, is coming back home. After studying her freshman year of college at Arizo...
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An American president's subservience toward RussiaJul 21, 2017 1:00 am - In the normal course of events, the revelation of attempted collusion with Russia to determine the outcome of a presidential election might cause an administration to ov...