Columns
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Wheaton family learns basics of being a small businessDec 11, 2016 12:00 am - Wheaton resident Bill Zeuch, a chief operating officer for a consumer electronics company in Chicago, wanted to teach his three children on how businesses run. What star...
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Rozner: Where, when will the Bears find playmakers?Dec 11, 2016 12:00 am - It's all very sweet, really. The Bears continue to play hard despite their record and knowing they've been out of the playoff race for three months. That's been the narr...
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LeGere: Bears can't seal the deal, lose to LionsDec 11, 2016 12:00 am - DETROIT - You could blame the Bears' 11 penalties for 139 yards, especially those for offensive holding and defensive pass interference. You could blame the dropped pass...
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Rozner: Reinsdorf will be key to White Sox rebuildDec 11, 2016 12:00 am - So where are all the people who hated the plan? Maybe they've forgotten all the pontificating, all the times they trashed Theo Epstein and Tom Ricketts, how upset they w...
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The woman who takes your pictures is just grateful to be hereDec 10, 2016 1:00 pm - Bev Horne lost her voracious appetite for reading, world travel, even riding her bike. Yet that, she says, is a pretty good trade-off for being on the right side of the ...
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Gift ideas for the fitness crowdDec 10, 2016 6:30 am - As you're enjoying your holiday shopping, remember the gift of fitness. Here are some great ideas for the fitness inclined, or as a hint for anyone you'd like to see bec...
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Saying goodbye and thank youDec 10, 2016 6:00 am - Dear Readers: Elton John sang that "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word," but for me the hardest word is "Goodbye." Every goodbye is an ending. Long before life ends...
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Election proxy may not have to be distributed by the boardDec 10, 2016 5:00 am - Q. Our condominium association's annual election is coming up. The board has stated that only the proxy distributed by the board can be used at an election? I want to pr...
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What about tipping your real estate agent?Dec 10, 2016 5:00 am - Q. We are buying our first house, and we're both so pleased with the extra help our real estate agent has been giving us. She will be paid by the sellers, and we won't h...
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Two ways to improve our standard mortgage systemDec 10, 2016 5:00 am - Editor's note: This is the first column in a two-part series that will conclude next week in HomesSaturday. The standard mortgage in the U.S. has two major weaknesses. B...