Columns
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Botched flight? New rules would ensure ticket refunds for cancellationsAug 15, 2022 5:30 am - Relief may be in sight for suburban travelers angsting over flight switcheroos with no recourse. The U.S. Department of Transportation and lawmakers are proposing new ru...
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Nursing is an 'art form' for Round Lake caregiver selected as emerging leaderAug 15, 2022 5:30 am - From a young age, Rocio Sanchez was inspired by the care nurses provided her mother when she was pregnant with one of her siblings, and later when a mass was found in on...
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Good News Sunday: Beagles bred for research meet new foster families in South ElginAug 14, 2022 7:30 am - This is Good News Sunday, a compilation of some of the more upbeat and inspiring stories published recently by the Daily Herald: Ninety-one beagles that had been bred fo...
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Repair estimates by home inspector not reliableAug 14, 2022 6:00 am - Q: When we bought our home, the home inspection report included estimated costs to repair the reported defects. The conclusion of the report stated that all of the probl...
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You won't believe it - 'salad' of my childhood may returnAug 13, 2022 6:00 am - It may be hard to believe but I found it: Mom's famous Jell-O "salad" recipe. It's not just any gelatin, but an elaborate layered concoction in a clear glass dish that l...
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Golf revenue surges at public courses thanks to pandemic, but how long will it last?Aug 13, 2022 1:00 am - Public golf courses throughout the suburbs operated at a deficit or were barely profitable for several years leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic. "I think we were all ki...
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Grammar Moses: I'm your vehicle, babyAug 13, 2022 1:00 am - From the opening explosion from the horn section and Berwyn's own Jim Peterik growling behind the microphone, you knew The Ides of March's "Vehicle" was going to be a hi...
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Bears' exhibition win over Chiefs comes with several doses of realityAug 13, 2022 1:00 am - CHICAGO - The Bears' 19-14 exhibition season opening win over the Kansas City Chiefs is being celebrated by coaches, players and fans alike, as it should, because winnin...
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Former Cubs scout Nickels reflects on his years on the North SideAug 13, 2022 1:00 am - A 1979 article in The Philadelphia Inquirer profiled a young baseball scout with the Philadelphia Phillies. At Clover Hill Park in Staunton, Virginia, Gary Nickels was s...
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Warren grad, wrestler is Miss Teen International: 'Beauty and strength aren't mutually exclusive'Aug 13, 2022 1:00 am - Growing up watching her older brother compete in wrestling at school, Adriana Demos wanted to try her hand at the sport but was discouraged, even by family members, beca...