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Blasting heat at home and still freezing? There are easy fixes to save money and stay warm

By CALEIGH WELLS
Jan 20, 2026 4:47 pm - Heat may be leaking out of your house, leaving you feeling a chill on the coldest days of winter. Here are some tips to help.
Could that dresser become a kitchen cabinet? The art of upcycling old furniture

By KIM COOK
Jan 20, 2026 4:38 pm - Designers and DIYers are breathing new life into old furniture, not just restoring but reimagining and giving hardworking pieces fresh purpose.
Beat the winter blues at Chicago Botanic Garden’s ‘Feelin’ Groovy’ orchid show

Submitted by Chicago Botanic Garden
Jan 20, 2026 4:27 pm - The Chicago Botanic Garden rewinds to the 1960s and ‘70s during The Orchid Show: Feelin’ Groovy, which opens Feb. 7 and runs through through March 22.
Yelp referrals for home inspectors

By Barry Stone
Jan 20, 2026 3:50 pm - In one of your columns, a buyer was annoyed her agent would not recommend a home inspector. I'm a Realtor, and our company has a policy against recommending any service providers.
Home & garden calendar, Jan. 24-31

Jan 20, 2026 3:42 pm - Upcoming gardening club meetings, events, and workshops in the suburbs on topics like soil health, composting, native plants, pruning, and houseplant care.
It’s time to start seeds for early spring annuals

By Tim Johnson, Chicago Botanic Garden
Jan 20, 2026 1:51 pm - It’s the new year, and it’s already time to think about spring. One of your first tasks is starting seeds for cold-tolerant, early spring annuals that require a long lead time before being planted.
‘It’s not just retail. It’s hospitality’: Stonehouse Market store coming to downtown Wheaton

By Katlyn Smith
Jan 17, 2026 1:45 pm - Fran Rouse shares a certain French sensibility through her expanding Wheaton business, Stonehouse Market. Her store in Town Square Wheaton has cookbooks, L'epicurien salted butter caramel spread, French soaps, and art Rouse brought back from a trip to Paris. A Francophile at heart, she’s opening another store, this one in downtown.
Minifridge recall expands to 964,000 Frigidaires after fire reports

Associated Press
Jan 15, 2026 4:00 pm - An appliance distributor is expanding a minifridge recall that now covers roughly 964,000 Frigidaire-branded products sold in the U.S., after multiple fire reports.
U.S. home resales climb to strongest pace since 2023

By Michael Sasso
Jan 14, 2026 4:13 pm - U.S. previously owned home sales climbed in December to the fastest pace since 2023, a welcome sign for a housing market that has lacked momentum for several years.
Sales of new U.S. homes hold close to fastest pace since 2023

By Michael Sasso
Jan 14, 2026 4:10 pm - Sales of new homes in the US were little changed in October near the strongest pace since 2023 as builders lured anxious customers with price cuts and incentives.

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