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Frozen credit files can slow mortgage process
Aug 17, 2018 6:43 AM - Heavier use of credit freezes could create more complications and delays when people with frozen files apply for mortgages. Some lenders say dealing with applicants who keep their files in deep freezes -- and want to keep them frozen during as much of the mortgage process as possible -- can be challenging.
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Big tech is throwing money and talent at robots for the home
Aug 17, 2018 6:41 AM - Science fiction writers and technologists have been predicting the arrival of robot butlers for the better part of a century. So far domestic robots have been relatively pedestrian: robot dogs, vacuum cleaners, lawn mowers. Rosie of "The Jetsons" fame? Not so much. -
When it comes to bedroom design, sleep on it
Aug 17, 2018 6:45 AM - Have you ever stopped to think about where you spend a good third of your day? If your mind goes to your bed, you are 100 percent correct. -
House flooded by leaking washer
Aug 17, 2018 6:00 AM - Q. Last week, I started a load of laundry and walked out of the room, not realizing there was a leak inside my washing machine. The general contractor who is doing repairs advised us to install an overflow pan under our washer to prevent this from happening ever again. Why wasn't a pan installed when our house was built?
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Beachfront real estate becoming a losing propositionAug 17, 2018 6:48 AM - A study by the Union of Concerned Scientists says more than 300,000 homes in the United States are likely to be affected by chronic flooding within the next 30 years because of rising sea levels. The study suggests properties valued at nearly $140 billion across the country are at risk from the effects of the rise.
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Sanguisorba family, known as burnets, are related to the rose
Aug 17, 2018 6:44 AM - Although there is no family resemblance, Sanguisorba is a close relative of garden roses. Commonly called burnet, this perennial herb is as lovely in a perennial border as it is useful in an herb garden. -
Trip to White House a humbling experience
Aug 17, 2018 9:01 AM - Our Rev. Greg Asimakoupoulos says a recent trip to the White House was a humbling experience. -
Fundraiser for fire victims Aug. 21 in Rolling Meadows
Aug 17, 2018 11:04 AM - Rolling Meadows' new sports bar will host a fundraiser Tuesday, Aug. 21, to support Wheeling High School students affected by the condominium fire July 18 in Prospect Heights. -
Guadalupe Summer Celebration Saturday in Des PlainesAug 17, 2018 11:04 AM - The Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe will host its fourth annual "Guadalupe en Verano" or "Guadalupe Summer Celebration" starting at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, at 1170 N. River Road in Des Plaines.
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EpiPen shortage raises alarm for parents as kids head back to school
Aug 17, 2018 9:55 AM - A widespread shortage of EpiPens may mean children across the country will return to school without the life-saving medication that prevents those with serious allergies from going into anaphylactic shock.
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