Lifestyle Columns
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Despite collections efforts, some landlords never see a dimeJan 30, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. For the past 20 years I have been buying and managing rental homes and I have to say that these days tenants are worse than I have ever experienced. Not all tenan...
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Air leaks can draw excessive dust into homeJan 30, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. I have a problem with dust in my house. Our house is 63 years old. We have lived here for 18 years and have made numerous changes in the house. We are very clean ...
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All lifetime annuities are not created equalJan 30, 2010 10:00 pm - Part three of a series. Some seniors who have equity in their home want the security of a fixed lifetime annuity, and don't care about leaving the home or any equity be...
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Winter travel package at InterContinentalJan 30, 2010 10:00 pm - Chicago Martinis and shopping anyone? See why out-of-towners are dazzled by Chicago when you snag a winter travel package offered by the InterContinental Chicago. Book t...
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Reality messes with independent mother's plansJan 29, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. I've always considered myself an independent person. I am a married, full-time working mother of two young children, so I've got my hands full, but I've always pr...
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Getting your lighting on track is easy with these tipsJan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Replacing a ceiling-light fixture can be very easy if you plan to put up a similar style of ceiling fixture. But you do have other options. You might consider track ligh...
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ESO announces classics, pops concertsJan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Using the general theme "Fill Your Life with Music," the Elgin Symphony Orchestra's 61st season will offer important masterworks by the world's greatest composers on its...
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Nothing 'fishy' about paying prorated property taxes at closingJan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Sellers who have paid their annual property taxes in full usually are given a partial credit by the buyer when the transaction closes. Q. I signed an agreement to pu...
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Amateurish acting bogs down irritating 'Rome'Jan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Just when I thought romantic comedies couldn't possibly go lower on the quality barometer than last month's behemoth baddie, "Did You Hear About the Morgans?," along com...
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Homeowners association won't budge, so talk to a judgeJan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. We own a townhouse and are trying to deal with the fools who run the homeowners association. Last month, we had a major roof leak that wiped out our master bedroo...