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Improving curb appeal doesn't have to cost a lot of money. A few easy touches can boost the look of any property.

Cost-effective curb appeal boosters

Boosting curb appeal is a common focus of sellers before listing a property. But what can those who don't have big budgets for major overhauls do to improve their curb appeal?

Naperville resident Charles Wilcox has been either running or walking nearly daily since April 1966, when he was in the Navy. He often walks past the “Veterans’ Valor” sculpture downtown, which he enjoys viewing.

6 decades, 75,000 miles: Naperville man celebrates daily habit of running and walking

On Saturday, Naperville resident Charles Wilcox will celebrate an exercise habit that has seen him either run or walk several miles nearly every day since May 2, 1966.

From left, Lucy Popowitch, 10-1/2, Harper Wishnoff, 10, and Aly Arends, 11, rake a resident’s yard during the annual A-May-Zing Mundelein volunteer event Saturday hosted by the Mundelein Police Department. A-May-Zing Mundelein helps residents with home maintenance projects, such as yard work and spring cleaning.

Spring cleaning

Doctors say they’ve begun hearing accounts about GLP-1 medication side effects known as “Ozempic personality”: a kind of emotional flattening, a dulled response not just to food but to other sources of joy such as reading or listening to music.

What is ‘Ozempic personality,’ and why does it make life feel ‘meh’?

Doctors say they’ve begun hearing accounts about GLP-1 medication: a kind of emotional flattening, a dulled response not just to food but to other sources of joy such as reading, listening to music, dancing, gardening — or even sex. Online, the phenomenon has taken on a name — anhedonia — and, more colloquially, “Ozempic personality.”

How many shrimp do you have to eat to make Red Lobster's “Endless Shrimp” promotion worth it? We investigated.

Is Red Lobster’s revamped ‘Endless Shrimp’ deal worth it? A food critic tried it.

It’s easy to understand the appeal of Red Lobster’s “Endless Shrimp” special, a promotion in which diners are guaranteed as many shrimp as they can stuff in at one seating. But just how good a deal is it? Some premeal math told us how many shrimp we would each have to eat to make this a bargain: 23.

Argentine Alpine Formula 1 driver Franco Colapinto drives during a demonstration run in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sunday, April 26, 2026.

Why the workouts of Formula 1 drivers might help computer users with 'tech neck'

Adults with “tech neck” don’t work in extreme conditions like an F1 drivers, but the training techniques of professional race car drivers highlight an often-overlooked muscle group.

Here are a few ways to rethink interior spaces and make a switch to improve utility.

How to repurpose rooms and breathe new life into a home

Repurposing rooms in a home comes down to aligning the space a person has with their lifestyle needs.