Columns
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Inspector downplays mold and leaksJan 08, 2023 5:00 am - Q: Our home is over 50 years old and has major mold problems. When we bought it, our home inspector said we had surface mold that was no big deal. Since then, we've had ...
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Taking flight: A new business model helped make DuPage Airport Authority and NAI Hiffman a successJan 08, 2023 12:00 am - This is a turnaround story. Credit a change in business model. For years the technology park south of DuPage Airport in West Chicago languished, unable to lure more than...
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Small business advocacy in 2023: Hitting the ground runningJan 08, 2023 12:00 am - My hope is that your holidays were wonderful, and I wish you all a safe, healthy, and prosperous year. The Small Business Advocacy Council is excited to hit the ground ...
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Syndicated columnist Marc Munroe Dion: When will the big thinkers care about my $20 omelet?Jan 08, 2023 12:00 am - I paid $20 for a ham and Swiss cheese omelet this morning. The omelet came with fried potatoes, two slices of white toast and coffee. It wasn't an upscale restaurant, ei...
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Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: Trump's tax returns spur the wrong policy debateJan 08, 2023 12:00 am - The recent release of former President Donald Trump's tax returns has triggered two seemingly contradictory reactions. Some people are eager to point out that considerin...
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Widows and widowers may need to build a new networkJan 07, 2023 6:00 am - Almost 50 years ago, Lynn Caine wrote the seminal book on widowhood, entitled “Widow” (1974). It's about the problems and social situation widows face after the death of...
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Grammar Moses: 1 in 2 of you reading this has better things to doJan 07, 2023 12:00 am - Lucy DelMonico sent me a printed ad that reads: "1 in 2 US adults have diabetes or prediabetes." "Is this correct or should it be '1 in 2 adults has diabetes'?" she aske...
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Facts Matter: False information follows football player's collapseJan 07, 2023 12:00 am - Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, during a Monday Night Football game last week against the Cincinnati Bengals, made a tackle, got up and immediately collapsed. He suff...
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Lien is invalid if homeowner was not notifiedJan 06, 2023 6:00 am - Q: My husband and I hired someone to do some repairs around our house. This included some roof repair, painting and the replacement of many cedar boards. Although we had...
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Spotlight: BoHo Theatre revives Jonathan Larsen tuner; 'Chicago' returns to its namesake cityJan 06, 2023 5:00 am - 'Tick, Tick ... Boom!' An aspiring composer worries that time is running out for him to write the great American musical in "Tick, Tick ... Boom!" the semi-autobiographi...