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Home inspector provided no reportDec 18, 2023 10:57 pm - Q: I recently purchased a brand new home, and the home inspector I hired never gave me a written report. He just reviewed his findings verbally by phone and then sent...
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Bloomingdale Chamber hosts a Parade of Gingerbread HousesDec 18, 2023 10:07 pm - The Bloomingdale Chamber of Commerce’s “Parade of Gingerbread Houses” continues through Jan. 8, 2024. Twenty local businesses and nonprofits display their gingerbread ho...
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Southwest Airlines reaches $140 million settlement over holiday flight-canceling meltdown last yearDec 18, 2023 9:14 am - DALLAS (AP) — Southwest Airlines will pay a $35 million fine as part of a $140 million settlement to resolve a federal investigation into a debacle in December 2022 when ...
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Love it or hate it, self-checkout is here to stay. But it's going through a reckoning
Dec 18, 2023 8:30 am - NEW YORK (AP) — The promise of self-checkout was alluring: Customers could avoid long lines by scanning and bagging their own items, workers could be freed of doing those...
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Flooding drives millions to move as climate-driven migration patterns emergeDec 18, 2023 7:47 am - ST. LOUIS — Flooding is driving millions of people to move out of their homes, limiting growth in some prospering communities and accelerating the decline of others, acco...
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A suspected cyberattack paralyzes the majority of gas stations across IranDec 18, 2023 7:02 am - TEHRAN, Iran — Nearly 70% of Iran’s gas stations went out of service on Monday following possible sabotage — a reference to cyberattacks, Iranian state TV reported. The r...
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European Union investigating Musk's X over possible breaches of social media law
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Pappas adds more online tools to boost property tax transparencyDec 18, 2023 5:00 am - Cook County property owners can now track how much more money they are sending each government agency that gets a cut of their annual property tax bill. A new online port...
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The Biz Week That Was: Fixing crystals, fancy bowling and ticket tax hike among highlightsDec 17, 2023 6:00 am - The ‘Crystal Fixer’ gives new life to broken, chipped crystal, glassware, porcelain Mary Lou Gates of Mary Lou’s Crystal Repair in Joliet does the careful work of cr...
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2023 Holiday Gift Guide: 10 great tech gift ideasDec 17, 2023 6:00 am - The right tech gifts can offer up new perspectives, expand our horizons and, most importantly, make life just a little easier. Here are some ideas for holiday gifts that ...