Lifestyle Columns
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Facts about lead-paint disclosureJun 20, 2021 6:00 am - Q: I've started to advertise my home "for sale by owner" and am concerned about the seller disclosure laws. Disclosing normal building defects is obvious, but a friend s...
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Damaged interior brick wall needs costly repairJun 19, 2021 7:01 am - Q: I read your interesting piece on who is responsible for unit damage due to water leakage in a common element roof. What about a somewhat similar scenario involving th...
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Cherry pie and other helpful memories to lend comfortJun 19, 2021 7:00 am - A favorite memory of mine is going to a farm in Colorado for homemade cherry pie. It was years ago, when I was a student and met my dear Baheej. He was finishing his doc...
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Lack of quorum nullifies board electionJun 19, 2021 7:00 am - Q: Our condominium association recently held the annual meeting to elect board members. Due to the pandemic, the election was conducted with absentee ballots rather than...
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Geneva speech therapist publishes bucket list book about her dachshundsJun 18, 2021 6:00 am - Mary Skaar of Geneva definitely loved helping special needs children in her 35-year career as a local speech and language pathologist. And she definitely loved her two d...
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Looking for a new bike route? Check out the 2021 Ride GuideJun 18, 2021 6:00 am - Looking for a new bike route? Check out the 2021 Ride Guide
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Wizard World, C2E2 offer virtual fan events ahead of conventions' return this fallJun 17, 2021 6:00 am - The whispers about the coronavirus started to get loud at the end of February 2020, which was also the last time a major pop culture convention was held in Chicago. As a...
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Sensitive care from others makes pain easier to bearJun 16, 2021 11:00 pm - "Make it all better?" My then 2-year-old pleaded, crawling up into my lap after her latest bout of knee scrapping. And I did. Not that I miraculously healed her wound -...
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Neighbors in the News: Elk Grove High student chosen to attend medical CongressJun 16, 2021 6:00 am - • Des Plaines resident Jovanna Mathai, a sophomore at Elk Grove High School, was chosen as a delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders, which is being held virt...
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Culinary adventures: A savory souvenir from a trip to wine countryJun 16, 2021 6:00 am - While often frustrating, the last year being quarantined also allowed me to have some virtual experiences never possible before. For example, I set alerts for Gesine Pra...