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Mom, daughter need to end stalemate over catsApr 04, 2016 11:00 pm - Q. My mother and I have been at odds for the past five years about her cats. My now 11-year-old son has allergies to cats, his eyes swell shut and he becomes incredibly ...
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Constable: College tours great but no cause for angstApr 04, 2016 11:00 pm - During our spring-break pilgrimage across 1,413 miles, five states and six college campuses, my wife, Cheryl, and I get schooled by our son in how to tell whether the mu...
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A daughter's passion for vintage muscleApr 04, 2016 6:00 am - "Dream big and go for what you want," gearhead Joe Petrucci would lovingly tell his wide-eyed daughter, Shana. "Make sure you always reach for the stars." She did just t...
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Tollway sensors? No documents? We answer your transportation questionsApr 04, 2016 5:45 am - Jeff Pyrn doesn't miss a trick when driving on the Elgin-O'Hare Expressway (Route 390). “Why are there two toll sensor structures about one mile apart near Roselle Road ...
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Taking benefits while working is often a bad ideaApr 04, 2016 5:12 am - Q: I will be 66 in July - that's full retirement age according to Social Security. I am thinking about starting to draw Social Security while I am still working. I will ...
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Boys volleyball: Power-packed West Aurora sets sights highApr 04, 2016 1:01 am - There are plenty of things to do on a snowy and blustery April Saturday. Not much outside though - unless you count staring at a portable toilet flipped on its side and ...
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Rozner: Right on cue, Cubs plan comes togetherApr 04, 2016 1:00 am - For the love of Todd Haney and all that's holy, the plan has taken shape nicely, regardless of how baffling it remains to a few. The Chicago Cubs' plot to gut the team, ...
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Hersey's Fesl migrates to Ohio State for senior seasonApr 04, 2016 1:00 am - Excelling in the classroom as she always has, Abby Fesl will graduate this spring after only three years at the University of North Florida, where she has also served th...
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White Eagle aims to end gender bias, help where she canApr 04, 2016 1:00 am - Wendy K. White Eagle of Campton Hills is CEO of Native Capital Investment Inc., and has been helping more than her own Ho-Chunk Nation. She is committed to ending gende...
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Constitution change needed to remedy gridlockApr 04, 2016 1:00 am - As a former Illinois budget director under Gov. Pat Quinn for the four years following the Great Recession, I am disappointed to hear the gridlock in our current governo...