Columns
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Barrington Hills attorney a fan of DuckworthJan 08, 2017 12:00 am - Barrington Hills resident Andrew Stoltmann, an attorney with offices in Barrington and Chicago, is a longtime fan of U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth. She once wrote an op-...
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Tough week for suburban cops, but they rise to the challengeJan 07, 2017 1:00 pm - I'd bet the Streamwood police officer who wrote the report on the missing 18-year-old had no idea it would be part of a horrific story that appalled the nation. The repo...
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When does it make sense for a house purchaser to pay all cash?Jan 07, 2017 5:00 am - Maria aims to purchase a house for $200,000. Because she has financial assets of $300,000, one of her options is to buy the house for all cash. Alternatively, she can ob...
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That escrow account is very likely required by lenderJan 07, 2017 5:00 am - Q. Our purchase offer was accepted, and we are excited about moving into our new home. But we have a question about our monthly mortgage payment. It's more than we figur...
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Board has power to evict tenantsJan 07, 2017 5:00 am - Q. Our condominium association decided that the percentage of rentals was too high, so an amendment to the bylaws was prepared, approved and recorded that prohibits rent...
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Rozner: Pace of Bears rebuild painfully slowJan 07, 2017 12:00 am - Two years is an eternity in the parity-stricken NFL. That's enough time to completely turn over a roster and build a competitive team. But Bears GM Ryan Pace is still ta...
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Homeowners perplexed by uninvited 'visitors'Jan 06, 2017 5:00 am - Everybody loves Mickey and Minnie, but no one wants to live with their relatives. Q. We keep our home spotlessly clean, but lately we have trapped two fairly large rats ...
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Bears look closer to Browns than a playoff contenderJan 06, 2017 4:19 am - I hope everyone had a great start to the new year. Let's kick off 2017 with some random thoughts on the Bears, Bulls, Blackhawks and more. Bears general manager Ryan Pa...
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Is Chicago gang violence seeping into the suburbs?Jan 06, 2017 4:00 am - The national spotlight shone on Chicago for the wrong reasons last weekend, as a "60 Minutes" report, a Twitter post from President-elect Donald Trump and a spate of sho...
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The hypocrisy behind Julian Assange's hero turnJan 06, 2017 12:00 am - One of the most confusing shifts of the Trump ascendancy is, on reflection, one of the most clarifying. Donald Trump's, Sarah Palin's and Sean Hannity's embrace of Juli...