Lifestyle Columns
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Top issue facing associations is inadequate reserve fundsOct 12, 2019 7:00 am - Q. What is the No. 1 issue facing Illinois associations? A. While there are many common issues facing associations, I would suggest that the top issue is deferred mainte...
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Longtime real estate columnist retires her typewriterOct 12, 2019 6:00 am - It was December of 1975. My husband, Norman Lank, was a Realtor, with two dozen salespeople under his supervision. He had received word that day that both local newspape...
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Unique ride closes out five years of cruisingOct 12, 2019 6:00 am - Wood is traditionally given to celebrate a fifth anniversary, but our Daily Herald Cruise Night settled for gleaming, polished chrome. This summer, the newspaper's Event...
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Constable: McHenry artist finds his medium in TV's 'Halloween Wars'Oct 12, 2019 1:00 am - An artist from the get-go, Chris Larsen took a while to find the perfect medium for his creative impulses. "I was always into drawing," says Larsen, 36, who grew up in L...
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Meet the husband-wife duo behind Motto and Flourish — two clothing boutiques in GenevaOct 11, 2019 6:00 am - This “man cave” is on the lower level of a building and it has beverages, candles, cologne, soap and an assortment of jackets, shirts and jeans. Motto is not your typica...
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Constable: Meet the Red Cross volunteers who came to Schaumburg residents' aid after fireOct 10, 2019 5:30 am - As a co-owner of the family business run with his brother and a couple of cousins, Tony Blumberg is ready to settle into a quiet Friday night at home in Gurnee with Amy,...
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Sound check: Seven nights of Madonna, coming right upOct 09, 2019 6:00 am - So much Madonna Pop legend Madonna and her “Madame X Tour” kick off seven nonconsecutive nights of performances at the Chicago Theatre Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 16 an...
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Common interest community associationsOct 08, 2019 11:00 pm - Q. I have lived in several subdivisions of single-family homes in Long Grove. Each has been governed by a homeowners' association, and each has a declaration of covenant...
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Could Geneva's Mill Race project help relieve Island Park flooding?Oct 08, 2019 11:00 pm - Could Geneva's Mill Race project lead to upgrades at Island Park?
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Life is more complicated than 'bumper sticker' philosophiesOct 08, 2019 11:00 pm - "There is a difference between a philosophy and a bumper sticker" - Charles Schultz in "Peanuts." I like bumper stickers, especially the clever ones that manage to say s...