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Condo budget is more difficult in inflationary timesNov 04, 2022 7:00 am - Q: In establishing the 2023 annual budget, the board of our association raised our monthly assessment using the federal Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA) increase amount ...
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In first year, The Graceful Ordinary keys on local anglesNov 04, 2022 6:00 am - A notable advantage comes to mind when considering The Graceful Ordinary restaurant in downtown St. Charles has been open for nearly a year. It's far better to have an u...
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COVID ends business, but not lease payments, shortly after openingNov 04, 2022 6:00 am - By Tom Resnick Q: My husband and I rented office space in 2019 for a small business we were running. The timing wasn't great with COVID around the corner and we struggle...
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What's fiction, what's fact about the SAFE-T Act and the elimination of cash bailNov 04, 2022 5:00 am - A previous version had incorrect information about when defendants accused of probationable violent crimes could be detained pretrial. There's not a hotter topic on...
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Syndicated columnist Bonnie Jean Feldkamp: How do you judge a local judge?Nov 03, 2022 1:00 am - United States Supreme Court decisions have understandably been at the top of everyone's mind in recent months. Decisions made in our nation's highest court do trickle do...
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Suburban actors celebrate love in all forms in Artistic Home's Shakespeare-inspired rom-com 'Malapert Love'Nov 02, 2022 11:00 pm - Asked about Lorca, the nonbinary character she plays in The Artistic Home's world premiere of "Malapert Love," Jenna Steege Ramey describes the character as a legendary ...
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Widescreen: CSO name-dropped in challenging 'Tár'; Beethoven's best on Channel 11Nov 02, 2022 11:00 pm - My love of classical music has been energized by two recent outings, the first being last month's screening of eight-time Oscar winner “Amadeus” with live accompaniment ...
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Spotlight: The hills come alive at Paramount with 'Sound of Music'Nov 02, 2022 6:00 am - Sparklejollytwinklejingley Buddy, a human raised by elves, travels from the North Pole to New York City to reconnect with his biological father in Drury Lane Theatre's p...
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How to talk to your wine retailer to get and pay what you wantNov 02, 2022 6:00 am - It may be too early to start setting your holiday table or even cooking, but wine is one thing you can check off your to-do list early. You may have explored direct-to-c...
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Jim O'Donnell: One very public bump later, Rafer Weigel is set for a TV news comebackNov 02, 2022 1:00 am - THREE YEARS AGO, Rafer Weigel got caught in a wicked crossfire on Love Street. The talented Chicago TV journalist was scarlet-lettered by two ferociously battling women ...