Columns
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How to sell a vacation cottage miles awayMar 04, 2017 5:00 am - Q. My wife and I are approaching our 80s and thinking about selling our cottage. It is on the water at the Eastern end of Lake Ontario. In 1992, we bought and cleared th...
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Rozner: Phillips, Collins making hoop dreams come true at NUMar 04, 2017 12:00 am - Jim Phillips couldn't sit still. Then again, he rarely does. But it was a game Northwestern had to have. After losing three of four, the dream run to the NCAA Tourney mi...
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Stevenson's Geick is out to make a differenceMar 04, 2017 12:00 am - You don't want to wrestle Dylan Geick. You don't want the Stevenson senior eyeballing you, tugging at your singlet and tumbling to the mat with you. And, no, not because...
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Constable: Dogs, cats soon can have their own cafe in Lake VillaMar 04, 2017 12:00 am - Did you hear the one about the pit bull who walks into his surprise doggy birthday party at a cafe and orders an oat biscotti off the menu designed for horses? You might...
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Some tax records can be tossed now, but keep othersMar 03, 2017 5:00 am - Many homeowners keep lots of billing statements and receipts, leading to overwhelming clutter. Some of the paperwork can be thrown out now, but others should be kept for...
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Mountain of mortgage paperwork wears down borrowersMar 03, 2017 5:00 am - WASHINGTON - Could getting a home mortgage under today's post-housing bust regulations and procedures be even remotely comparable to going to the dentist to get drilled?...
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Wheeling cop opens new battlefront in war on scammersMar 03, 2017 4:00 am - As regular readers of this column know, there's no shortage of warnings and tips from police and consumer advocates about how to avoid getting scammed. And yet people -...
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North: Wildcats deserve to dance, but what about Illini?Mar 03, 2017 4:00 am - If the Northwestern Wildcats (21-9) are not invited to the 2017 NCAA men's basketball tournament, I'll be stunned. After an exciting last-second victory Wednesday evenin...
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New crowdfunding law brings local businesses, investors togetherMar 03, 2017 12:00 am - Mike Perri had an idea his business could be even larger. As the owner of Cardfrenzy, a greeting card, gift and special occasion store, Perri has added stores in Darien ...
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Budget ambiguity has unambiguous consequencesMar 03, 2017 12:00 am - It's easy to understand why politicians take ambiguous positions: wiggle room. Avoiding specifics allows elected officials to champion causes that resonate with the publ...