Columns
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Will politicians answer the call of the small business community?Jan 09, 2022 12:00 am - The COVID-19 pandemic battered small businesses like a tidal wave. The initial shutdowns nearly two years ago were both jarring and devastating. The fallout from subsequ...
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Seller fails to disclose repairs required by association boardJan 08, 2022 6:01 am - Q: My daughter bought a townhouse and closed in May. The homeowners association supplied its information just three days before closing in a faxed document that was diff...
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Must condo fitness center comply with vaccine requirement?Jan 08, 2022 6:00 am - Q: Our homeowners' association is located in the Northwest suburbs of Cook County. The amenities of the association include a very nice fitness facility. Does the board ...
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A dear old friend of 50 years is like a ship's anchorJan 08, 2022 6:00 am - My friend Mary Louise taught me how to eat a whole New England fresh lobster. That was in Cambridge, Massachusetts, a long time ago — 50 years. And she taught Baheej, to...
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Zalusky: When the Goose landed in ChicagoJan 08, 2022 12:00 am - I had called Goose Gossage to talk about Dick Allen. He had written the forward to a new book about Allen and the 1972 season. But first I wanted to ask him about a spec...
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Hub Arkush: Nothing at stake but pride for both Bears, VikingsJan 08, 2022 12:00 am - Welcome to the club if you feel like the season just started yesterday and at the same time has been going on for years. All that's left now is a final meeting Sunday in...
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Jim O'Donnell: 30 years of "The Score" - from daring phenom to homogenized horizontalingJan 08, 2022 12:00 am - THE CHICAGO RADIO STATION known as "The Score" went on the air 30 years ago this week. If there is any anniversary celebration for WSCR-AM (670) - and station management...
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Lincicome: From Mayo to Cheez-It. The college football title game remains southern friedJan 08, 2022 12:00 am - Few things are more American than wanting to know who is No. 1. Foam fingers and top 10 lists are testimony to our need to know. Systems and protocols are devised to rem...
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Thoughts on some of the Tri-Cities' businesses that opened, closed or seemed in limbo for 2021Jan 07, 2022 5:00 am - My first column of a new year traditionally looks back at some of the interesting people and places highlighted in “Talk of the Town” for the past 12 months. Today, we'l...
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Spotlight: Trade unwanted gifts for tickets to 'Bible Bingo,' 'Late Nite Catechism'Jan 07, 2022 5:00 am - A cowboy tale City Lit Theater opens its 41st season with the premiere of "The Virginian: A Horseman of the Plains," adapted by Chicago playwrights L.C. Bernadine and Sp...