Home and Garden
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Extension to host McHenry County Master Gardener Fall ExpoOct 16, 2018 11:00 pm - Are you looking to expand your gardening skills in 2019, or just looking to pick up gardening as a casual hobby? The University of Illinois Extension office can help whe...
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Guaranteed authentic: Fox Valley Antiques Show and Sale a 'safe' place to shopOct 16, 2018 11:00 pm - Debbie McArdle, president of the Chicago Suburban Antiques Dealers Association, says the organization's 44th Fall Fox Valley Antiques Show and Sale is different from oth...
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Wasco Nursery & Garden Center named a Top 100 Independent Garden CenterOct 14, 2018 11:00 pm - Wasco Nursery & Garden Center in St. Charles has been named one of the largest independent garden centers in the United States and Canada by Garden Center magazine. ...
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Sparse deck, lackluster yard spring back to life for Get Your Summer On winnersOct 14, 2018 7:00 am - For the first time in about five years, Jill and Don Gross of Roselle were recently able to entertain on their spacious outdoor deck. The winners of the Daily Herald's 2...
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Use imagination for foundation gardensOct 14, 2018 6:00 am - The garden in front of your home can be so much more than a row of evergreens covering the concrete foundation. Choose plants — evergreen and deciduous — that soften the...
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First frost signals many gardening choresOct 13, 2018 7:00 am - The average first frost date at the Chicago Botanic Garden is Oct. 15, though it is often later in the city. Tender plants can be protected from light freezes by coverin...
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Escrow taxes and insurance or pay them yourself?Oct 13, 2018 6:00 am - Mortgage lenders generally require borrowers to include taxes and insurance premiums in their monthly mortgage payments. The additional payments are placed in escrow unt...
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Seller unlikely to owe taxes on profit from home saleOct 13, 2018 6:00 am - Q. Please explain the IRS requirements regarding one-time $250,000 tax exemption when the elderly sell their home. A. The regulations you're asking about have been chang...
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New options open for homeowners seeking a reverse mortgageOct 12, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON - You've probably seen actor Tom Selleck suavely pitching federally insured reverse mortgages on TV and thought, hmm, that sounds interesting. He says you can...
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Waterbed promoters hope to revive industryOct 12, 2018 6:00 am - TAMARAC, Fla. — Waterbeds still elicit a wink, wink, nudge, nudge whenever they come up in conversation — but two pioneers of the industry in the United States are hopin...