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For months, the message sign outside St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Pingree Grove read, "Pray for our little church."

McHenry County Board Chairman Ken Koehler was steamed last year when state officials overturned his decision to revoke a gas station's liquor license after it was caught selling alcohol to minors three times in eight months.

Will What's In The Attic Of Your DFW Home Affect The Selling Price?
Stock Markets Review
There are several good reasons why a potential DFW home buyers needs to send their professional home inspector into the attic before they move forward on ...

Business Buzz
Tuscaloosa News
W. Frank Fondren, a certified residential home inspector in Tuscaloosa, was recently awarded the Certified Master Inspector designation by the Master ...

100-year-old houses abound in North Jersey
NorthJersey.com
Others are red flags likely to show up in the home inspector's report. Asbestos lining heating pipes is a health issue, especially if the asbestos — a ...

There's a fight being waged right in your backyard. And on your doorstep, and in your mailbox. Labor Day weekend marks the traditional kickoff of campaign season, with eight weeks to go until the Nov. 2 election.

Count Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart among the law enforcement officials applauding Saturday's decision by Craigslist to shut down its "adult services" section, which Dart has long claimed promoted prostitution.

After an elderly woman was stabbed last week as she lay in her Aurora hospital bed, officials at suburban hospitals said it is impossible to prevent every incident but that recent changes in the health care industry should make patients more secure.

A recently released 911 emergency call shows the head of Chicago's commuter train system called a friend and said goodbye shortly before taking his own life.

While he cut onions and set up summer festival stands for a Mount Prospect restaurant, Jonathan Pascolini kept earbuds in his ears and listened to his favorite heavy metal songs.

Prepare to meet your builder
Toronto Sun
Take lots of notes and if you think you could use a second opinion, bring a delegate, for example, a professional engineer or qualified home inspector. 3. ...

The Barrington Hills man who erected a fence that blocks access to his neighbor's home said he's offered to help pay for a new driveway at a different spot as a means of settlement.

St. Charles Unit District 303 teachers met for a staff pep rally Friday that tugged at the heart as much as invigorated them for the new school year. Key on the mind of all district staff is going another full year without a student suicide.

"The worst I've ever seen." That's how animal lovers Vanessa Paz and Tracy Perrin described the condition of dozens of cats and other small animals discovered at a mobile home near Des Plaines where 56-year-old David Heim had lived. Heim was charged last month with 53 counts of animal cruelty.

A Lake County judge said Friday he did not believe it was necessary to have a judge from outside the county decide if a woman serving a 30-year prison sentence was tricked into admitting her role in the crime.

WINGS Executive Director Rebecca Darr is putting things mildly when she says it's been a long summer.

Drainage relieves pressure on walls
Pocono Record
Dwight Barnett is a master home inspector. Write to him with home-improvement questions at C. Dwight Barnett, Evansville Courier & Press, PO Box 286, ...

Ins and outs of home inspection
Seattle Times
Q: We just sold our home and the buyers hired a home inspector through their real-estate agent. The buyers then asked that we make the ...

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How to Become a Home Inspector Free Information Available from Accurate ...
PR Web (press release)
Accurate Inspections, Inc., is proud to announce free information and software for people who want to learn how to become a home inspector. ...

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Two years ago, Elgin students didn't exactly dig into the red cabbage and pomegranate when it was served up at Highland Elementary School.