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    Oct 25, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  1. Problem Solver: Fire hydrant, handicapped parking at odds

    A car accident stole Philomena Russum's mobility. The oncoming driver turned left and smacked into her car, breaking her hip.
    A car accident stole Philomena Russum's mobility. The oncoming driver turned left and smacked into her car, breaking her hip. After hip replacement surgery, Russum found it difficult to walk on her own. She applied for, and received, a handicapped...

    Tags: Arthritis, Aneurysm, Hip Replacement

    2. Sep 11, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  2. Problem Solver: Months after air conditioner breaks, cooler heads prevail

    With record-setting heat, this summer was one of the worst times in Chicago history for Patrick Maher's air conditioner to break.
    With record-setting heat, this summer was one of the worst times in Chicago history for Patrick Maher's air conditioner to break. In early June, just as the area was heating up, Maher's 38-year-old Tappan central air unit abruptly stopped working. The...
    3. Sep 20, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  3. Problem Solver: Adoption plans halt health insurance coverage application

    By any plausible measure, Scott Dolezal is a healthy man.
    By any plausible measure, Scott Dolezal is a healthy man. The Oak Park resident stands 6-foot-3 and weighs 210 pounds. He runs regularly, doesn't smoke, and has no history of heart trouble, elevated cholesterol, hay fever, psoriasis, musculoskeletal...

    Tags: Social Issues, Psoriasis, Aetna Inc., Labor Legislation, High Cholesterol

    4. Oct 2, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. Problem Solver: Updates on tickets, air conditioner, check for water damage

    Loreen Targos continues to park her motorcycle in a free, legal parking spot in the Loop — and Chicago police continue to give her tickets.
    Loreen Targos continues to park her motorcycle in a free, legal parking spot in the Loop — and Chicago police continue to give her tickets. Since the Problem Solver last wrote about Targos two weeks ago, she has received an additional four parking...

    Tags: Sleep Apnea, Respironics Incorporated, Chicago Loop

    5. Sep 18, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  5. Problem Solver updates: Parking tickets continue to pile up for motorcycle

    Well, that didn't take long.
    Well, that didn't take long. In Sunday's column, the Problem Solver told you the story of Loop resident Loreen Targos, who had been ticketed 38 times since June 3 for parking her motorcycle in a free, legal spot downtown. Add another to the pile....

    Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges

    6. May 28, 2012 |Story| WGNTV-LTV

  6. January 5: Author - Jon Yates, What's Your Problem

    Jon Yates
    WGN News
    Jon Yates To purchase a copy of the book: What's Your Problem?: Cut Through Red Tape, Challenge the System, and Get Your Money Back Signing: Tonight 6:30 p.m. Billy Goat Tavern 430 N. Michigan Avenue Chicago Jon's Tips: Resolve to fight bad...

    Tags: Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance, HBO (tv network), Companies and Corporations, Interior Policy

    7. Nov 22, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  7. Problem Solver: Giving thanks

    Not long after I started this column more than seven years ago, I came to realize the folks who read it are among the best on Earth.
    Not long after I started this column more than seven years ago, I came to realize the folks who read it are among the best on Earth. Whenever I failed to come through for a consumer — and often even when I succeeded — there was a small...

    Tags: Apple iPhone, Homes, Computer Hardware, Ovarian Cancer, Track and Field

    8. Nov 20, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  8. Problem Solver: Tree finally falls; dogs rejoice

    It took almost seven months, but Tom Gorski's century-old maple tree is finally gone. All of it.
    It took almost seven months, but Tom Gorski's century-old maple tree is finally gone. All of it. You might recall Gorski, who was featured in the Nov. 4 column. In April, he paid Tom Harder of Cutting Edge Tree Service and Landscape $2,000 to remove the...

    Tags: Animals, Employees, Career and Workplace

    9. Nov 18, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  9. Problem Solver: Child support case becomes a hot mess

    Christopher Isit has been paying child support for his twin daughters for more than a decade.
    Christopher Isit has been paying child support for his twin daughters for more than a decade. For most of that time, the payments were automatically deducted from his paycheck and sent to whatever state in which his former girlfriend and daughters...

    Tags: Riverside (Cook, Illinois)

    10. Nov 8, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  10. Problem Solver: I-Pass bill shocks driver

    Ryan Sarti learned there was a problem with his I-Pass transponder when he received a letter from the Illinois Tollway.
    Ryan Sarti learned there was a problem with his I-Pass transponder when he received a letter from the Illinois Tollway. By then it was too late. The letter, dated Oct. 17, said Sarti had failed to pay 15 tolls since late July amounting to $22.90 and...

    Tags: Skokie, Fines, Credit and Debt, Punishment

    11. Nov 4, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  11. Problem Solver: Tree removal gets thorny

    The roof on Tom Gorski's garage had rotted through, and the Villa Park resident knew it was time for a new one.
    The roof on Tom Gorski's garage had rotted through, and the Villa Park resident knew it was time for a new one. A major impediment stood in the way. Towering above his backyard, a century-old maple stood about a foot from the garage. In the spring,...
    12. Oct 29, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  12. Problem Solver: Envelope stuffed with green falls into a gray area for retailer

    She could see the cash stuffed inside, but Maggie Kent did not count the bills after picking the envelope off the floor at Von Maur store in Lombard.
    She could see the cash stuffed inside, but Maggie Kent did not count the bills after picking the envelope off the floor at Von Maur store in Lombard. The 25-year-old knew the money wasn't hers. Dutifully, she approached a Von Maur employee on that...

    Tags: Social Issues, Charity, Employees, Career and Workplace, Human Interest

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