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Don't let closing costs surprise youFeb 24, 2017 5:00 am - WASHINGTON - Everyone knows that financing and closing on a home purchase can be complicated. Which is why more than a year ago the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ...
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Love and real estate can complicate relationshipsFeb 24, 2017 5:00 am - Cupid can draw his bow all he wants, but his arrow can't pierce basic real estate laws. Q. I have a great credit score, but my fiance's score is pretty bad because he wa...
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Who gets an Oscar? Dann Gire has some ideasFeb 24, 2017 5:00 am - The ABCs of Oscar I'll be discussing the 89th Academy Awards live on ABC 7's morning news during the 8 a.m. hour Sunday, Feb. 26. Be sure to tune in. And, by the way, yo...
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How law-and-order suburban sheriff became a deaconFeb 24, 2017 4:40 am - Former Kane County Sheriff Ken Ramsey is a tough guy. Fighting in the Vietnam War, serving as a firefighter, and working 35 years in law enforcement, Ramsey saw violence...
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Finally time to say good-bye to CutlerFeb 24, 2017 4:19 am - Well, it's finally official: The Bears do not want to ask Jay Cutler to return to Lake Forest and are interested in trading him. What took so long? I'll wager that as la...
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The lessons veterans teachFeb 24, 2017 12:00 am - Bob Michel, who died last week at 93, was elected to Congress from his hometown of Peoria in 1956 and served for 38 years. As a young infantryman he had landed at Norman...
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Aurora native designing a bright future for herselfFeb 24, 2017 12:00 am - Like lots of kids everywhere, Cristina Diaz was enchanted by the magic of Disneyland and Walt Disney World, memories of which she's treasured through the years. She als...
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Women's watch: Wildcats seniors most talented in school's historyFeb 24, 2017 12:00 am - Expectations were high in early November, when one of the most talented classes in Northwestern women's basketball history opened up its senior season. "There was a lot ...
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The return of the centerFeb 24, 2017 12:00 am - By now, it is settled wisdom that we are witnessing the rise of radical forces on the left and right around the globe. Populists of both varieties, who share a disdain f...
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#OscarsSoLaLa? Dann Gire predicts cutting-edge musical will win bigFeb 23, 2017 5:00 am - The big question that will be answered during Sunday's 89th Academy Awards is this: How much of an impact will the #OscarsSoWhite campaign have in influencing the 6,687 ...