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Homebuyer has roof dilemmaDec 19, 2021 5:00 am - Q: The home I'm buying has an old shingle roof. There are no signs of leakage in the house, but my home inspector said the roof will probably need replacement in about t...
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Inflating the costs of government's fiscal irresponsibilityDec 19, 2021 12:00 am - Inflation has reached its highest level in decades. While we're not yet in a situation like we had in the 1970s - and we can hope that the Federal Reserve will regain co...
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Arkush: Will Bears have enough healthy bodies to challenge Vikings?Dec 19, 2021 12:00 am - It isn't what we hoped but there will still be much at stake when the Bears and Vikings meet Monday at Soldier Field. The Vikings are locked in a five-way tie for the NF...
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Feder: Davies, Giangreco will reunite for New Year's Eve - on Channel 5Dec 19, 2021 12:00 am - Janet Davies and Mark Giangreco, who rang in the New Year together for two decades on WLS-Channel 7 before they were ousted from the ABC-owned station, will turn up for ...
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Condo association board need not meet on siteDec 18, 2021 6:00 am - Q: Board of directors' meetings of our association are typically held at the association property, where it is very convenient for owners to attend. The new board presid...
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Red hats spark many wonderful Christmas memoriesDec 18, 2021 5:00 am - By Susan Anderson-Khleif Recently I was at D.C. Cobb's for their delicious Friday fish fry lunch. There was this wonderful group of women there in red hats and purple ou...
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Facts Matter: Illness attributed to vaccine is made upDec 18, 2021 4:30 am - The COVID-19 vaccines, posts on Twitter and Reddit claim, can cause a new illness named vaccine acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, or VAIDS. “(The condition is) similar...
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Grammar Moses: Mourning the loss of a linguistDec 18, 2021 12:00 am - I'm sad to report the passing of an important contributor to this column: a man with whom I corresponded weekly, who challenged me both as a grammar columnist and newspa...
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Zalusky: Hemond served champagne on a beer budgetDec 18, 2021 12:00 am - The news of Roland Hemond's death arrived around the time that players from two of his most memorable teams also made the headlines. Dick Allen, the man credited with sa...
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Constable: Arlington Heights man's early dementia diagnosis spurs wonderful adventuresDec 18, 2021 12:00 am - Before Brian Gaughan starts talking about his younger-onset dementia, the diagnosis beats him to it. "Part of this disease, the way it affects me, is I will think of som...