Home and Garden
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Five tools gardening experts can't live withoutApr 27, 2019 7:00 am - Kelly Smith Trimble, editorial director of HGTV.com and author of "Vegetable Gardening Wisdom: Daily Advice and Inspiration for Getting the Most from Your Garden," has a...
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Your file cabinet doesn't have to be an eyesoreApr 27, 2019 7:00 am - Confession: When I was a teenager, I asked for a four-drawer black file cabinet for my birthday. There's just something alluring about putting order to your paper, as if...
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Elements provide inspiration at Architectural Digest showApr 27, 2019 6:00 am - NEW YORK - Intrepid visitors to the Architectural Digest Design Show last month braved lashings of chilly rain to get there. But inside, the elements were the source of ...
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Family can take over mortgage when father diesApr 27, 2019 6:00 am - Q. I have a 30-year fixed mortgage with about 20 years left and a balance of around $200,000 still on my home. My grown son (and executor of my estate) lives with me, pa...
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How Nest, designed to keep intruders out of people's homes, effectively allowed hackers to get in
Apr 27, 2019 6:00 am - Tara Thomas thought her daughter was just having nightmares. “There's a monster in my room,” the almost-3-year-old would say, sometimes pointing to the green light on th...
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5 herbs to know and growApr 26, 2019 6:00 am - April is the month to plant herbs — in pots, in raised beds, in designated herb gardens — and, like spring itself, these aromatic jewels speak to the promise of the grow...
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Is the tax overhaul law impacting real estate?Apr 26, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - A new report from the New York Federal Reserve sheds light on a question that's been hanging over the American real estate market: Has the massive tax overh...
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Kickstart your garden with offerings from local plant salesApr 22, 2019 11:00 pm - As we head into spring, plant sales are popping up all over the suburbs, offering perennials, vegetables, native and organic plants and garden decor. These sales are mor...
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Annual 'Petals for Pets' to benefit the West Suburban Humane SocietyApr 22, 2019 11:00 pm - It's the same great sale, at a new location, just in time for Mother's Day. The 13th annual "Petals for Pets" plant sale benefits the West Suburban Humane Society. Pur...
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Sign up for McHenry County Conservation District 'Weekend of Restoration' eventApr 22, 2019 11:00 pm - Join McHenry County Conservation District for a "Weekend of Restoration: The Seasonal Rebirth of Nature" from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday and Sunday, May 4-5, at Lost Valley...