Home and Garden
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Home inspection report unclear to buyersMar 31, 2019 6:00 am - Q. We are currently buying a home and are confused by two of the findings in our home inspector's report. In the roofing section of the report he writes "shingle roof ne...
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Native tree and plant sale:Mar 31, 2019 1:00 am - Openlands will host a spring native tree and plant sale, offered online and through a pop-up shop in Lake County. Online orders will be accepted from April 5 through Apr...
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Home sales require paperworkMar 30, 2019 6:00 am - Q. Is it true all real estate sales contracts have to be in writing? What if no broker is involved? A. Yes, the transfer of real estate requires written contracts. In th...
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Homebuyers with heavy debt might find it tougher to get a mortgageMar 29, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - First-time and move-up homebuyers with heavy debt loads, low credit scores and small down payments face a daunting new mortgage hurdle: The Federal Housing ...
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Furniture shops pick up on home office trendMar 28, 2019 11:00 pm - Office furniture products fall in step with the trend toward smaller workspaces and the diminishing role of the home office. As people integrate work into their everyday...
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Kane County Master Gardener Help Desk now openMar 28, 2019 11:00 pm - Kane County Master Gardener Help Desk is open for business. Each growing season, trained University of Illinois Extension volunteers field community questions on trees,...
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The dish: Vintage tableware makes a comeback in restaurants and homesMar 28, 2019 11:00 pm - At dinner tables and restaurants across the country, vintage plates, even the flowery variety often dismissed as “granny china,” are making a comeback. There's a move to...
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Office space is found here, there, everywhereMar 28, 2019 11:00 pm - Today, a home office may not be an actual room in your home. People sprawl out on the couch with a laptop they keep plugged in nearby; they read at the kitchen island wi...
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Learn to use native plants at home through Fremont Library eventMar 28, 2019 1:00 am - Simple ways to include native plants in the home landscape is the topic of the next Wild Ones Lake to Prairie Chapter meeting, set for 7 to 8:45 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, a...
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How to take care of your cast-iron cookware and make it last foreverMar 27, 2019 11:00 pm - Cast iron. The myth. The legend. The reality. Perhaps no other type of cookware is so surrounded by lore, not to mention a passionate fan base, as cast iron. It also may...