Columns
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Sisters confront loss, trauma and identity in Steppenwolf's 'Bald Sisters'Dec 16, 2022 5:00 am - “Bald Sisters” - ★ ★ ½ Women who have sisters will likely recognize the sibling dynamic that underscores “Bald Sisters,” Vichet Chum's domestic dramedy about a family o...
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Finding a qualified home inspectorDec 16, 2022 5:00 am - Q: You often advise buyers to find a home inspector who has done thousands of inspections. Frankly, this may not be the best advice. I know home inspectors who have prac...
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Tips to help avoid mayhem at your next annual meetingDec 16, 2022 5:00 am - Q. We are a fairly good sized self-managed association. We have had significant turnover on the board. As a result, information has not been effectively transferred to c...
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Botched police raids lead to change in state's attorney's warrants policyDec 16, 2022 4:30 am - We've all seen news reports of police officers conducting a raid at the wrong location, or acting on bad information, sometimes leading to tragic consequences. Hoping to...
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Syndicated columnist Veronique de Rugy: Don't be fooled: Workers still share in rising productivityDec 16, 2022 12:00 am - For some time now, legislators have been eager to jack up subsidies for workers, whether it's by raising the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), hiking the minimum wage or ...
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A heartfelt 'Thank you' from Hub ArkushDec 16, 2022 12:00 am - Hello, everybody. I'm writing for a few reasons today, but as much as anything, I'm writing to try to find a way to say thank you in a way that will really mean somethin...
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Syndicated columnist Debra J. Saunders: Musk opens the bird cage doorDec 16, 2022 12:00 am - In 2008, then Sen. Barack Obama embraced social media as he ran for the White House. After he won, Silicon Valley took pride in its role in electing the first Black pres...
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How vacuum cleaners get new life as robots: Batavia man creates art out of others' junkDec 15, 2022 10:00 pm - Jason Panek of Batavia likes junk. But it wouldn't be fair to label him simply as a scavenger or dumpster diver. He's had a long career in the waste business and most re...
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Rare sightings and other surprises captivated local bird watchers throughout the yearDec 15, 2022 5:00 am - The younger, hotshot birders call them megas, as in mega-rarity - their name for the occasional OMG birds that send dedicated watchers racing for their binoculars and ca...
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Neighbors in the news: Elmhurst University junior wins business proposal contestDec 15, 2022 5:00 am - • Elmhurst University junior Angel Garcia, of Rolling Meadows, took first prize at the Fall 2022 Bluejay Tank Pitch Competition with his proposal to launch a program tha...