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How one pool, spa company turned making holidays bright into their businessDec 24, 2023 6:00 am - It used to be decorating the outside of your house for Christmas was simple. You dug strings of lights out of the boxes in your garage and untangled them. Then you risked...
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More retailers are charging return fees. Here’s how to pay lessDec 24, 2023 5:49 am - If you’re someone who likes to return and exchange gifts after the holidays, prepare yourself: Making returns could feel a little different this year. “It’s going to be h...
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Why some suburbs are scrambling to opt out of state’s new paid-leave law before Jan. 1Dec 23, 2023 5:19 pm - An Illinois law taking effect Jan. 1 will guarantee nearly all workers in the state the right to 40 hours of paid leave each year, leaving local governments with police, ...
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Patient Advocate: ‘Good news’ medical stories of 2023Dec 23, 2023 6:00 am - Today, I’m going to wrap up a year of columns by looking for the nuggets of good medical news: promising research, new technologies and improved treatments that are on th...
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Palooza Pizza opens in Schaumburg at former Firehouse Dogs locationDec 22, 2023 2:37 pm - Though its building upgrade took longer than expected, Palooza Pizza has met its goal of opening in 2023 on the former site of Firehouse Dogs in Schaumburg. Experienced r...
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‘Like a good friend’: With barber’s retirement, Hanover Park’s oldest business closingDec 22, 2023 2:35 pm - Hanover Park barber Tony Ruffolo’s retirement next Saturday not only will make members of his profession scarcer, but also close the village’s longest-operating business....
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Reverse mortgages and FHA approval for seniorsDec 22, 2023 7:00 am - Q. We are senior citizens who own a condominium with no mortgage. We want to stay in our condominium, however, our savings are dwindling, and our fixed income is not keep...
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Trying to ‘make it happen’: How Arlington Heights is working to resolve tax dispute between Bears, schoolsDec 22, 2023 6:33 am - Though they’ve mostly been quiet publicly, Arlington Heights and Bears officials have been working for months to resolve a property tax dispute over the NFL franchise’s 326-acre Arlington Park property, according to records obtained through Freedom of Information Act requests.
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First Street Plaza in St. Charles to open next monthDec 22, 2023 6:11 am - St. Charles Mayor Lora Vitek announced at a recent city council meeting that the First Street Plaza will be ready and open to visitors by next month. The First Street red...
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Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership and Union Pacific create all-female internship programDec 22, 2023 6:08 am - The Chicago Cook Workforce Partnership and Union Pacific Railroad recently announced registration is open for the Opportunity Works internship program, focused on the tra...