Home and Garden
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Making life at home more palatable, one purchase at a time
Oct 29, 2020 11:00 pm - We are now seven months into the pandemic, and many of us are still spending much of our time at home. Stay-at-home orders have eased in many states, but schools have la...
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People investing in their homes during this pandemic yearOct 27, 2020 11:00 pm - It seems everywhere one looked this past summer there were construction trucks of different kinds parked on the streets and in driveways. Roofs were replaced, fences wer...
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The Land Conservancy, MCC host documentary screening on the future of farming in a changing climateOct 26, 2020 11:00 pm - On Thursday, Nov. 12, The Land Conservancy of McHenry County and McHenry County College's Center for Agrarian Learning will be presenting an inspiring new documentary fi...
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There are no shortcuts when you lovingly fill a homeOct 25, 2020 7:01 am - The living room has historically been an overdecorated room used mainly to receive and impress visitors. This room was a status symbol for outside guests, which is why t...
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Now is a good time to remove easy-to-spot invasive buckthornOct 25, 2020 7:00 am - After a killing frost, remove dead plant debris from annual and vegetable beds. Sanitation is especially important if you have had disease problems in your planting beds...
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Couple has been cooped up because of COVIDOct 25, 2020 7:00 am - We have such garbage furniture and being seniors with extensive medical expenses, we simply cannot replace the furniture. We painted the room hoping to brighten it up bu...
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Family desires more comfortable furniture for relaxing lifestyleOct 25, 2020 7:00 am - We would love comfy furniture to relax in as this and the kitchen are where we live. Sunday dinners are scattered! Design by O'Reilly's Furniture and Amish Gallery ...
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Seller annoyed over buyer's repair listOct 25, 2020 7:00 am - Q: The people who are buying my house just hired a home inspector, and you should see the crazy repair list they hit me with. Just for samples, they want renailing of so...
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Frost doesn't mean the gardening season's over
Oct 25, 2020 6:00 am - Cleaning up some frosted bean and marigold plants the other day, I thought of a weather report I heard recently on the radio. The announcer stated: "Freezing temperature...
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Choosing the suburbs over city life during the pandemic