Lifestyle Columns
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'You'd never know he's 100': Wood Dale man still rolls his age, and he just bought a new ballAug 19, 2019 1:00 am - As unusual as it is for golfers to shoot their age, it's more rare for a 100-year-old bowler to roll his age. But Larry Vakoc does it all the time. "I'm still bowling at...
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Wife moved for husband's exciting career, but her own new job is uninspiringAug 18, 2019 6:00 am - Q: I moved to a new state some months ago after my husband got an exciting job offer. After a couple of weeks, I also got a job in my field. The problem is that I've bee...
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Deadlocked over deadboltsAug 18, 2019 6:00 am - Q. The people who are buying my house hired a home inspector, and one of his recommendations strikes me as unreasonable. I have double-cylinder deadbolts on my front and...
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Son, wife reject our 'circus-like' family gatheringsAug 18, 2019 6:00 am - Q. My oldest son has informed me he is finished with family gatherings "like a circus" and only wants to visit my husband and me in the future. The "circus" consists of ...
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Finding help when making funeral arrangementsAug 17, 2019 7:30 am - Who was there to support you at the time of arranging the funeral? Most of us are numb. Many people have never arranged a funeral or a burial before. Even if there ...
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Written guides exist to help govern building associationsAug 17, 2019 7:00 am - Q. Are there reference books or journals that a condominium or townhouse board can use to guide conduct? A. Community Associations Institute ("CAI") has a vast library o...
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Hard to fool assessor with artificially low home sale priceAug 17, 2019 6:00 am - Q. I have a house for sale for $260,000, and I received a $220,000 offer for the house and a $40,000 offer for "fixtures." My assessment is $229,000. The buyer wants to ...
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Grandma feels ambivalent about arrival of first grandchildAug 15, 2019 11:00 pm - Q. Maybe you can suggest some ways I could shake myself out of ambivalence regarding the birth of my first grandchild. I have observed friends ecstatic over such news, a...
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Sound check: Iconic Dionne Warwick plays RiverEdge Park; 90s Palooza in LisleAug 15, 2019 6:00 am - 'What's it all about, Alfie?' International icon and smooth-voiced musical legend Dionne Warwick makes an appearance in the suburbs this weekend when she plays Rive...
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'Gwen' a pretty, but ho-hum period horror taleAug 15, 2019 6:00 am - "Gwen" - ★ ★ It's hard to tell if William McGregor's dark and murky, unsatisfying gothic drama "Gwen" wants to be a cutting art-house horror tale like Robert Eggers' "Th...