Lifestyle
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How to lessen frost’s grip on your plantingsOct 30, 2024 4:39 am - A morning frost may be a pretty sight to see, but it’s important to take care with the lawn, which can be damaged by any traffic on the turf during a frost.
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Don’t toss your pumpkin after Halloween. Do this instead.
Oct 30, 2024 3:23 am - When you throw Halloween pumpkins out, they wind up in the landfill, where they rot and release methane, an extra-powerful planet-warming gas. There are better ways to dispose of your jack-o-lanterns this year.
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Home inspector overlooks water heater problemOct 30, 2024 1:42 am - Water heater problem was overlooked by the home inspector. Does he owe the buyers a new water heater?
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Planting bulbs? Here’s how to protect them from critters and the cold
Oct 30, 2024 1:32 am - Bird netting or chicken wire laid on top of a freshly planted bulb bed, followed by 4 inches of straw, may protect it from hungry critters. This is good practice for protecting any bulbs you plant, especially those deemed enticing to wildlife, like tulips and crocuses.
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Huntley church to host free holiday concertOct 29, 2024 10:49 pm - Artists Lounge Live will present Chicago’s favorite leading lady in a live free performance of “Merry Christmas Darling, Heidi Kettenring Sings Karen Carpenter” at Shep...
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Broccolini and Parmesan soup is a bolder take on broccoli cheddar
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Carolyn Hax: Sister’s problem child makes it hard to enjoy nieces’ success
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Life-changing: Harper's Paths to College and Career program helps adult studentsOct 28, 2024 12:32 am - Harper’s Paths to College and Career is designed to help displaced, unemployed or underemployed adults seeking to pivot careers and enhance their basic skills and digital literacy.
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Why your allergies are lasting longer and are more intense this fallOct 27, 2024 7:46 am - Temperatures in the Chicago area have been unusually mild this fall, giving ragweed and other allergen-producing plants more time to grow.
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‘Happy Jack’ pumpkin greets Goebbert’s Farm visitorsOct 27, 2024 6:00 am - Wearing a fresh coat of orange paint trimmed with green, black and white and resting atop a farm silo, “Happy Jack,” a fiberglass pumpkin, has been drawing visitors to Goebbert's Farm in South Barrington since 1979.