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Consult tax professional after property saleOct 29, 2016 6:00 am - Q. My mother passed away in 2014. I inherited her home. I paid a lawyer to go through probate and get the home in my name. A few weeks ago, I sold the home. When I do my...
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How can association enforce speed limit?Oct 29, 2016 6:00 am - Q. Our association includes private streets that are winding and narrow. A speed limit has been established by our rules; however, the limit is widely ignored by our res...
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Is the annual percentage rate a useful disclosure?Oct 29, 2016 6:00 am - While the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau changed the mortgage disclosure rules substantially last year, it did not change the annual percentage rate disclosure req...
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Constable: Songs, cancer moment keeps Game 4 in perspectiveOct 29, 2016 1:00 am - The World Series is steeped in history, with every moment measured against the past. For the Chicago Cubs and their 71-year drought of even playing in the fall classic, ...
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Rozner: Cubs' silence deafening at Wrigley FieldOct 29, 2016 1:00 am - It was quiet out there. Too quiet. Wrigley Field was so quiet, you could hear a pint of beer drop. The Tavern on the Green had gone silent, the fans as nervous as the pl...
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Imrem: World Series at Wrigley Field still seems unrealOct 28, 2016 7:00 pm - The scene down on the field was a little disorienting Friday night. The ballpark was supposed to be Wrigley Field but this couldn't be Wrigley Field. Painted in foul ter...
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How to fight harassing calls from a lenderOct 28, 2016 6:00 am - The federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau can help resolve problems between borrowers and their mortgage lenders or other creditors. Its services are free. Q. I a...
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Bye bye bond? Cook County considers doing away with pay-for-freedom systemOct 28, 2016 5:15 am - It's a scene recognizable to anyone familiar with the criminal justice system: after a night in lockup, a recent arrestee gets hauled into court, where a judge sets bond...
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Constable: Fans awed by World Series say, 'Wait until Saturday'Oct 28, 2016 1:00 am - Sitting through rain, sleet and even snow for 33 consecutive Opening Day games beginning when her son, Sean, was in grade school, Debby Hruby of Wheaton always dreamed o...
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Time to move on from the Trump reality election showOct 28, 2016 1:00 am - Practically speaking, it doesn't really matter if Donald Trump accepts the results of the November election. No concession speech - can anybody imagine the big blowhard ...