All Stories from October 16, 2016 (Change date)
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CAUTION! New doors needed ASAPOct 16, 2016 6:00 am - Our doors are white and decorated carefully to reflect our personalities. My daughter's door is neatly decorated with a monogram "G" crafted from colorful, fuzzy pompons...
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Mount Prospect Centennial Commission marks historic buildingsOct 16, 2016 6:00 am - Thirty-eight historic homes, churches, schools and businesses in Mount Prospect have been honored by the community's Centennial Commission. All were built in 1917 or ear...
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Tips for autumn planting of your flowering bulbsOct 16, 2016 6:00 am - Most bulbs should be planted after a hard frost (mid- to late October) but before the ground freezes. Fall-flowering bulbs such as autumn crocus (Colchicum) should have ...
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Why does blue food turn some people green?Oct 16, 2016 6:00 am - My mother, always very clear in her preferences, did not like blue food. I could understand that feeling. Wasn't there something weird about the bright blue Popsicles of...
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Revamp or create a mudroom for cold weather gearOct 16, 2016 6:00 am - It's finally getting cooler! As we begin to drag out jackets, rain boots and hats, this is the perfect time of year to think about revamping your mudroom or creating one...
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For this N.Y. garden, fall is a time to flourish, not fadeOct 16, 2016 6:00 am - If you want some pointers on how to keep the garden humming along in a dry autumn, you should make your way to Wave Hill, the 28-acre estate overlooking the Hudson River...
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Like water, air will always flow along the easiest pathOct 16, 2016 6:00 am - Q. I am an avid reader of your column each week, and I have learned a lot from it. I know you have mentioned my problem before and would appreciate your help. We have a ...
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Cubs' Maddon OK with fans' second-guessingOct 16, 2016 1:01 am - In the pre-social media days, barroom banter about baseball was confined "to the length of the bar," according to Chicago Cubs manager Joe Maddon. "With social media as...
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Bears settle for field goals - and a lossOct 16, 2016 1:00 am - Clearly the Chicago Bears' offensive formula of dinking and dunking the ball down the field, piling up yardage and settling for field goals isn't working. A change at qu...
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Meredith continues to impress in Bears lossOct 16, 2016 1:00 am - Chicago Bears wide receiver Cam Meredith had an impressive encore in Sunday's 17-16 loss to the Jaguars after last week's 9-catch, 130-yard effort in his first NFL start...