Home and Garden
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True lilies often are absent from suburban flower gardensMay 19, 2019 6:00 am - Q. I'm looking for a unique flowering perennial with dramatic blooms in the summer. Any suggestions? A. The summer perennial garden bed seems to have more than its fair ...
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Disclosure dispute jeopardizes home saleMay 19, 2019 6:00 am - Q. I have an accepted offer to buy a home, but I'm ready to cancel the deal. My home inspector reported that exhaust from the forced-air furnace is spilling into the hou...
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It is possible to coordinate sale, purchase of homesMay 18, 2019 6:00 am - Q. Please give me an idea of how to coordinate the sale of my present home with the move-in date for my new home. We have a tentative date of August for the new house's ...
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Cantigny Park re-imagines serene gardens in second stage of major projectMay 18, 2019 1:00 am - At the east end of Wheaton's Cantigny Park is one of its most natural landscapes: A sweeping prairie bordered by woodlands. Even with its quiet expanse, the prairie was...
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New lawsuits raise question of who should pay homebuyer's agentMay 17, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - The long knives are out again for one of American real estate's oldest and most controversial traditions: requiring home sellers to pay the agents who repre...
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Wildflowers: Robust, low-maintenance and pollinator friendlyMay 16, 2019 11:00 pm - Gardeners trying to lure pollinators to their landscape would be wise to mimic nature and plant wildflowers. The attractive perennials tolerate harsh climates, seldom ne...
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Redecorating on a budget, bit by bitMay 16, 2019 11:00 pm - Sometimes you look around your apartment and groan. Most people don't have the luxury of making over a space all at once, much less hiring an interior designer to do so....
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Blooming Fest brings plants, garden experts and fun to downtown West ChicagoMay 16, 2019 6:00 am - West Chicago will get the growing season off to a colorful start Saturday with the return of Blooming Fest. The annual celebration features a tented plant sale and a cad...
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Wild Ones chapter offers tour of Salamander Springs May 25May 15, 2019 11:00 pm - Join Wild Ones of Northern Kane County at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 25, at Salamander Springs, a 100-acre Dundee Township Open Space property in Northern Kane County. The ...
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Inaugural plant/flower sale at Green Oaks senior communityMay 15, 2019 1:00 am - An inaugural spring plant/flower sales will be held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 18, by the pond near the independent living cottages at Green Oaks Senior Living...