Lifestyle Stories from April 8, 2011 (Change date)
-
Car club calendarApr 08, 2011 1:00 pm - Car shows April 17: The 28th annual NIR-WPC Car Show and Swap Meet, sponsored by the Northern Illinois Region of the Walter P. Chrysler club, will be Sunday, Apri...
-
Potts: Motivate with praise, not fearApr 08, 2011 2:00 am - We all know that employees work hardest, children behave best and people cooperate most under pressure. It’s the threat — of job loss, punishment, conflict — that reall...
-
Alaskan glacier makes for a cool adventureApr 08, 2011 12:00 am - KENAI FJORDS NATIONAL PARK, Alaska — The first thing I noticed was the feeling of an ice-cream headache. It meant we were getting close. But the chill off the massive Ha...
-
Neighborhood profile: Canterbury Fields in Buffalo GroveApr 08, 2011 12:00 am - Until the 1950s, many dairy farms and cheese producers dotted the Buffalo Grove landscape. Then rising taxes and property values encouraged farmers to sell their land fo...
-
About Real Estate: Homeowners may request tax extensionsApr 08, 2011 12:00 am - Most Americans who can’t file their federal income-tax return by the April deadline set by the Internal Revenue Service can get an automatic six-month extension. But bew...
-
Where will old shuttles land?Apr 08, 2011 12:00 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — As the 30th anniversary of the first space shuttle launch draws near, the focus is not so much on the past but the future: Where will the shuttles...
-
The nation’s housing: Proposed mortgage rules are stringentApr 08, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — You may have seen reports that the federal government is proposing new mortgage finance rules under which only home purchasers who can afford a minimum 20 p...
-
Super Handyman: Get water ready for the summerApr 08, 2011 12:00 am - Spring has sprung, and let’s hope that’s all! But if you find you also have sprung a few leaks in garden hoses and sprinklers, pay attention. We’re fixin’ to tell you ho...
-
Home inspector: Protecting a water heater in a garageApr 08, 2011 12:00 am - Q. We’re buying a new home with a water heater in the garage. It’s installed on a raised platform, as required by code, but our home inspector says it needs further ...
-
Condo talk: Can you still by a condominium?Apr 08, 2011 12:00 am - In this stagnant real estate market with short sales, foreclosures, bankruptcies and defaults, it might be deemed a fool’s paradise. There are bargains galore for the wi...
Showing 1-10 of 10