Columns
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What's expected of employers, employees during blizzards?Feb 05, 2017 6:16 am - Q: I am a non-exempt health care worker and am confused as to my obligations when inclement weather such as hurricanes and snowstorms is predicted. In the past, the hour...
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Column on Geneva library referendum sparks questionsFeb 05, 2017 6:00 am - Column on Geneva library referendum sparks questions
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Consider a kit when building a sunroomFeb 05, 2017 5:00 am - Q. We think adding a sunroom would give us more space and assist with winter heating our house. What design factors should we consider when building one from a kit or fr...
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Wood stove too close to wood panelingFeb 05, 2017 5:00 am - Q. We've been trying to sell our house for nearly five months, and last week some people offered to buy it. Then along comes their home inspector, and now we've got prob...
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Former doctor still helps kids with new Addison businessesFeb 05, 2017 12:00 am - Purav Kapadia graduated the University of Illinois at Chicago with a medical degree and was doing his residency, with a focus on pediatrics, at St. Vincent Catholic Medi...
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What makes stories popular? Here are four theories.Feb 04, 2017 1:00 pm - In looking over the list of our top stories of the week, I was struck by four key elements that often make something a must-read. 1. Our children. 2. Our money. 3. Our h...
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Some foods and herbs may help ward off the fluFeb 04, 2017 6:30 am - A question I am often asked in winter is "should I get the flu shot?" My answer varies. Some people need all the protection they can get and others not as much. Truth be...
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How often must an association meet each year?Feb 04, 2017 5:00 am - Q. I am on the board of a homeowner's association. This association is for single-family homes. I read in one of your recent columns that common interest community assoc...
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How much to offer for a house is not an exact scienceFeb 04, 2017 5:00 am - Q. We have been house hunting for several months, and we are ready to write up an offer for one we like. Do you have any advice on how much to offer? A. Before you begin...
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Constable: Naperville native turns dying books into living artFeb 04, 2017 12:00 am - Every book is a mystery to artist Brian Dettmer. The 42-year-old Naperville native is never quite sure what he'll find on page 11 of that old Funk & Wagnalls encyclopedi...