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10 tips for being a smarter farmers market shopper

By Kara Elder
May 13, 2026 5:50 am - Peak farmers market season is just around the corner. Are you ready for the annual fresh produce bonanza? Whether it’s your first trip or your hundredth, a refresher on navigating a farmers market is in order to help you make the most of your visit — and get the most bang for your buck.
Home & garden calendar, May 12-23

Daily Herald report
May 12, 2026 5:54 pm - Upcoming gardening club meetings and events in the Chicago suburbs, covering topics like Monet’s gardens, painting pots, and protecting the environment. Also, lists of plant sales, wildflower walks and garden walks.
Beware these cleaning hacks. One could even kill you

By Jolie Kerr
May 12, 2026 1:58 pm - TikTok abounds with clever cleaning tips, and some are quite good. But many of the techniques popularized on CleanTok are very bad, indeed.
Ask a Vet: Is there a pill that can help my dog live longer?

By Jane Sykes, D.V.M.
May 12, 2026 1:24 pm - Ask a Vet: Is there a pill that can help my dog live longer?
The secret to making chores so fun that you look forward to them

By Jolie Kerr
May 12, 2026 1:16 pm - Household chores are tiresome, but you can make them more fun by applying “gamification” techniques.
Microgardening means getting a surprisingly big harvest from a windowsill or balcony garden

By JESSICA DAMIANO
May 12, 2026 12:50 pm - Short on space? Consider microgardening. You can get a surprisingly high yield from a small space, even a windowsill or balcony, if you plant it right.
How to buy a home you can afford

Metro Creative Connection
May 12, 2026 11:57 am - Buying a home that is affordable requires diligence on the part of potential homeowners, who can consider the market and their finances and tweak search parameters to get the best deals.
Agent said house was ‘built to code’

By Barry Stone
May 12, 2026 11:03 am - Our son just made an offer on a home. The sellers and their agent say the house was "built to code,” but they won’t say whether the addition was built with a permit.
Why you should test soil, locate utilities before spring garden work

By Tim Johnson, Chicago Botanic Garden
May 12, 2026 10:55 am - Working the typical heavy clay Chicago soil when it is too wet can have a negative impact on its structure and result in rock-hard clumps of soil and a crust.
Five candidates for 3 open seats means condo board must hold election

By Matthew Moodhe
May 06, 2026 3:34 pm - Our association has always had three candidates for the three open seats on the board every year. This year, we have five candidates for the three positions.

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