Real Estate
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How to properly care for a porcelain sinkSep 24, 2017 6:00 am - Q. Recently we had a quartz countertop and new undermount porcelain sink installed in our bathroom. In order to determine the best and safest cleaning product to use on ...
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Velvet finds its way back to the forefrontSep 24, 2017 6:00 am - Fashion first advanced this luxe fabric and now it's marching into the home
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Ornamental grasses sway in the fall breezeSep 24, 2017 6:00 am - Close your eyes and picture a fall landscape. I'd bet the farm (if I had one) that the landscape in your imagination includes ornamental grasses. They are the backbone o...
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Time to think about a fireplaceSep 24, 2017 6:00 am - A slight hint of coolness was in the air in my area earlier this month, and it provided a promise of relief from a sizzling summer. While it's far too early to be thinki...
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Late-summer sniffles? Goldenrod isn't guiltySep 24, 2017 6:00 am - Like a lot of people, I have an allergy to ragweed. My affliction isn't as bad as the debilitating reaction I used to have to spring tree pollen before I built up some i...
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Schaumburg offers Schweikher House tours Oct. 7Sep 24, 2017 1:00 am - The Schweikher House Preservation Trust invites the public to tour the 1938 Paul Schweikher-Langsdorf Home and Studio in Schaumburg, a modernist home listed on the Natio...
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CFPB on delaying Social Security With a HECM reverse mortgageSep 23, 2017 6:00 am - Seniors can begin receiving Social Security at age 62, or wait before applying to draw a larger amount. For example, a Social Security payment of $910 a month starting a...
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Creating homes with a specific clientele in mindSep 22, 2017 6:00 am - What do buyers want? When millennials, Gen Xers and baby boomers purchase a new home, their concept of the perfect place to live depends on their demographic. Each age g...
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Adding electrical to unpermitted buildingSep 22, 2017 6:00 am - Q. We built a 400-square-foot utility building in our backyard, and we did this without plans or a building permit. Now we want to add electricity to the building, but o...
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How Bartlett is trying to get company to make lasagna in townSep 22, 2017 1:00 am - Bartlett officials are recommending approval of a $50,000 economic incentive for Rana Meal Solutions to expand its pasta- making facilities in the Brewster Creek Busines...