Lifestyle Columns
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Lender demands inspection, upgradesMar 14, 2021 6:00 am - Q: We were ready to close escrow on the vacation home we were buying when the mortgage lender stalled the deal. They said the gas fireplace is not an adequate heat sourc...
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Building owners have legal remedy to seek unpaid rentMar 13, 2021 6:01 am - Q: I have a tenant who has not paid rent since last November. I think he still has the same job he had when he first came in so I don't think he is any worse off than he...
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Verbal resignations do not countMar 13, 2021 6:00 am - Q: The pandemic seems to be shortening the fuse of a lot of people these days, and the board members for our condominium association are no exception. Unfortunately, the...
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Flashbacks and remembering those last days and momentsMar 13, 2021 5:00 am - Did any of these ever happen to you? You wake up and realize something is terribly wrong? You get a call in the middle of the night or a policeman at the door saying, "T...
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Constable: Libertyville siblings' chalk art illusions to escape pandemic now fill a bookMar 13, 2021 12:00 am - The year of the pandemic scrapped exotic vacations and fun travel plans. But not for 10-year-old Cam Everett of Libertyville. The boy appeared to hang-glide in Rio de Ja...
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A look at which golf courses are open, closed or undergoing renovation in the Tri-CitiesMar 12, 2021 5:00 am - A look at which golf courses are open, closed or undergoing renovation in the Tri-Cities
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Glen Ellyn native Amy Carlson stellar in derivative, demonic horror taleMar 11, 2021 5:00 am - “Know Fear” - ★ ½ We all know the devil is in the details, right? In the horror tale “Know Fear,” apparently a demon is. And he likes to mess them up. “Know Fear” ...
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Widescreen: 'Monster Hunter' is no 'Magnolia,' but it sure is funMar 11, 2021 5:00 am - Paul Thomas Anderson is the most acclaimed filmmaker of his generation, a purveyor of puzzling, powerful films like "There Will Be Blood" and "Magnolia." I see everythin...
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Constable: Ranking rains on parade, but spring still in Naperville's stepMar 10, 2021 4:30 am - On Tuesday's beautiful spring day, there might not be a better place to be than strolling the Naperville Riverwalk with someone you love. Oh, wait. Strike that. Accordin...
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Constable: When pandemic gets tough, we reach for thisMar 09, 2021 4:30 am - Today marks 365 days since I last sat down with people, shared a conversation that ended with handshakes and went back to the busy newsroom to crank out their story in m...