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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 ...
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A 1031 exchange delays, not eliminates, capital gains taxesJun 02, 2017 1:00 am - Q. I have a question about a 1031 exchange. Am I required to use the entire proceeds from my sale on my purchase of the new property or can I take some of the proceeds f...
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Trump's radical doctrine of retreatJun 02, 2017 1:00 am - We now have a Trump Doctrine, and it is, in its conception at least, the most radical departure from a bipartisan American foreign policy since 1945. In an op-ed for The...
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Perhaps you remember Tamir RiceJun 02, 2017 1:00 am - Well, that's it then. That's it for Tamir Rice. Finally - 2 1/2 years after the 12-year-old black boy was shot dead in a city park in Cleveland - we know the fate of the...
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US Foods to acquire F. ChristianaJun 02, 2017 1:00 am - ROSEMONT - US Foods said it will acquire F. Christiana, a distributor of food and food-related products concentrating on center-of-the-plate categories as well as dairy ...
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Feeling unwelcome at the family homesteadJun 01, 2017 11:00 pm - Q. I live across the country from my parents. They still live in the home I grew up in, which they built by themselves as a small farm and homestead. Three years ago, my...
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Spending a perfect day fishing on crystal-clear Lake GenevaJun 01, 2017 10:05 am - LAKE GENEVA, Wis. - The morning started off with a blue sky, calm water and a gentle breeze. By the time we got to bass No. 40, the whitecaps were moving along like a h...
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Can you guess a movie's 'mystery' villain? Here's howJun 01, 2017 6:00 am - Can you guess the 'secret' bad guy? Sure! We live in an entertainment age when cutting-edge television network series such as “Game of Thrones” and “Westworld” constantl...
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Lester: No-fly zones for drones over Cook County property?Jun 01, 2017 5:30 am - A Cook County commissioner wants to ban drones over county property but says it's likely forest preserves would be treated differently than the jail, hospitals or courth...