Lifestyle Columns
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Eliminate ‘profit illusion’ from mortgage lendingMar 16, 2013 4:38 am - Editor’s note: This is the final column in a two-part series appearing in HomesSaturday. As noted in last week’s article, the subprime debacle arose out of a housing bub...
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Can a board transfer surplus out of the operating account?Mar 16, 2013 3:04 am - Q. Our homeowners association had an operating surplus at the end of the year in 2012. The declaration provides that any excess over actual operating expenses at the end...
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Van contest focuses on people with disabilitiesMar 15, 2013 11:00 pm - Only 14 when he was paralyzed playing football, Steve Herbst of Palatine learned how to drive using mechanical controls for his hands. "I've been using them for 25 year...
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How long should home components last?Mar 15, 2013 5:43 am - Just about everything in a home eventually will need to be repaired or replaced. Savvy owners budget accordingly. Q. Our water heater has started to make gurgling noises...
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Equity growth signals a transition back to ‘normal’Mar 15, 2013 5:37 am - WASHINGTON — Home equity is back! And it’s growing fast: According to the latest data from the Federal Reserve, Americans’ net equity holdings in their houses jumped by ...
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Buyers should attend their home inspectionMar 15, 2013 5:22 am - Q. Our home inspection is scheduled for next week. This is the first time we’ve bought a home, and we’re not sure what to do and what not to do. Our agent says it’s not ...
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Make your shower head sparkle with these easy tipsMar 15, 2013 3:55 am - When you turn on your shower, does the water hit you or the surrounding walls? It’s common that minerals can settle in the small holes of the average shower head, and th...
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Inventive imagery can't right tepid 'Upside Down'Mar 14, 2013 6:00 am - Reel Life mini-review: 'Upside Down' No, it's not about mortgages. In his soppy, passionless science-fiction romance "Upside Down," director/writer Juan Diego Solanas ...
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From the Food Editor: Going green isn't just for the IrishMar 13, 2013 6:00 am - St. Patrick's Day is all about being green — green beer, green cupcakes, green river. Yet there's another sort of greening taking place this weekend on Chicago's west si...
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Frugal living: Tips for freezing turkey, cerealMar 13, 2013 6:00 am - Q. I have a 15-pound Butterball turkey that I purchased frozen in November 2011. It has been in my freezer since then. Would you cook it? From what I have read, the gene...