Home and Garden
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Maintaining smoke detectors in rental unitsApr 27, 2018 6:00 am - Q. As the owner of a twelve-unit apartment building, I encourage my tenants to maintain the batteries in their smoke alarms. But when apartments become vacant, I often f...
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How to succeed as a first-time buyer in a seller's marketApr 27, 2018 6:00 am - You've been saving like a diligent squirrel gathering nuts for the winter. You're fairly confident your financials will land you a low fixed interest rate on a mortgage....
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Mundelein students help plant tree for Arbor DayApr 27, 2018 1:00 am - To make Arbor Day more exciting, Mundelein village arborist Adam Schmidt let the Washington Early Learning Center second grade students decide which trees to plant at th...
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Kane County Master Gardeners set 2018 help desk hoursApr 26, 2018 11:00 pm - The real spring weather will be on its way, which means it is time for the 2018 Kane County Master Gardener Help Desk. Each year, trained University of Illinois Extensio...
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Wet spring could bring more ants — here's how to fight themApr 26, 2018 5:30 am - The Chicago suburbs have seen plenty of precipitation this spring, and that's a good thing for lawns and gardens. But it could also mean trouble with ants. Ant colonies...
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After fizzling in 2015, corpse flower blooms at Chicago Botanic GardenApr 26, 2018 1:00 am - Thi> time, Spike the corpse flower nailed his bloom. The Chicago Botanic Garden's massive, rare plant that produces an arresting odor of rotting meat when it blooms, st...
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How emerald ash borer affected Kane County communitiesApr 24, 2018 11:00 pm - Ever since the emerald ash borer first arrived in Kane County in 2006, every day has been Arbor Day and Earth Day for residents and municipal leaders. The little green p...
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Check out the difference in spring color between this year and lastApr 24, 2018 5:00 am - If you're wondering whether your magnolia or redbud trees will bloom this spring, just be patient. Don't fret much about your rhododendrons, azaleas and forsythias, eith...
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Geisha Girl cup, saucer a childhood treasureApr 22, 2018 7:01 am - Q. This is a photo of a child's porcelain teacup with a matching saucer. Both are in very good condition. They are decorated with gardens, temples and Asian women in kim...
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Get more flowers for less moneyApr 22, 2018 7:00 am - A garden full of riotous color and containers jam-packed with blooms is possible without breaking the budget if a gardener heads for the seed rack instead of garden cent...