Real Estate
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You'll be walking on air if you keep your soil loose and lightMay 21, 2017 6:00 am - There are many ways to make a garden bed, but one thing is constant: The soil within it should have the lightness of a fluffed-up pillow and the loft of a down-filled du...
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Sunflowers attract birds to your yardMay 21, 2017 6:00 am - Sunflowers are as much a part of summer as water balloons and corn boils. I remember planting sunflower seeds in my mother's garden and marveling as they grew as tall as...
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A small, turn-of-the-century co-op gets a big dose of girlie glamMay 21, 2017 6:00 am - Louisa Bargeron loved the 10-foot ceilings, the fireplace with the original tile and the claw-foot tub in her one-bedroom co-op at the venerable Ontario building in Wash...
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Five savvy solutions for tight spacesMay 21, 2017 6:00 am - Small spaces demand a more imaginative approach to storage and decorating. Designers Kiera Kushlan and Jessica Centella of Residents Understood had lots of creative idea...
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How to care for stainless steel utensilsMay 21, 2017 6:00 am - Q. First, let me say I miss reading your column that was published in the Daily Herald. I looked forward to reading it weekly. My problem and question is that my Wallace...
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It's fairly uncommon for seller to stay past closingMay 21, 2017 6:00 am - Q. My husband and I are buying our first home. We have agreed on everything with the sellers except for one thing. They are an older couple and need extra time to move o...
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Glen Ellyn microbrewery could get tax incentiveMay 21, 2017 1:00 am - Glen Ellyn trustees are set to award a tax incentive to developers who have run into mounting costs to convert an aging retail building into a restaurant and microbrewer...
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Lurvey readies for busy planting seasonMay 20, 2017 6:00 am - Chicago area homeowners spend all winter dreaming about summer and the time they can spend enjoying their yards. Most don't want to slave on their yard, but they do long...
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Mortgage concepts home buyers should knowMay 20, 2017 6:00 am - Home purchasers sometimes get into trouble because they are not clued into the sequence of steps involved in financing their purchase. These are qualification, preapprov...
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Owner can be charged for lost keyMay 20, 2017 6:00 am - Q. I lost the key to the common element cluster mailbox in my condominium association. I was advised that I must replace the mailbox lock. Is the association or owner re...