Home and Garden
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Sign up by March 28 for Defenders' solar workshopMar 25, 2019 11:00 pm - The Environmental Defenders of McHenry County will offer a workshop designed to bring solar farm developers together with experts in the field of native plantings. Sola...
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Keeping kids' rooms calm, colorful and (relatively) tidyMar 24, 2019 7:00 am - Spring cleaning season is here, and some of us got a head start by taking Marie Kondo's message to heart: You'll be happier if you eliminate clutter. In many households,...
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Warm days allow for treatment of magnolia scaleMar 24, 2019 7:00 am - March is generally a good month to control insects such as magnolia scale with an application of dormant oil. Before pursuing any controls, verify that you have a proble...
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Reliable perennials are best choice for beginning gardenersMar 24, 2019 7:00 am - Spring has finally sprung and gardeners, beginning and experienced alike, are getting ready to head to local garden centers. Rows upon rows of perennials await, filling ...
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Three suburban families enjoy their room makeover projectsMar 24, 2019 7:00 am - Three Daily Herald readers received big upgrades in their homes over the winter, thanks to the generous sponsors of our fall Room For Living contest. All had written in ...
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Seller provided false disclosure of permitsMar 24, 2019 6:00 am - Q. I'm buying an older home that was advertised as fully remodeled. The seller disclosed in writing that all work had been done with permits, but when my home inspector ...
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Home improvement heaven in WheelingMar 24, 2019 1:00 am - Wheeling was home improvement heaven over the weekend, as the village played host to the annual North Shore Home & Garden Show at the Westin Hotel and Event Center. The ...
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Special assessment on vacant lot should be paidMar 23, 2019 6:00 am - Q. I have an empty lot in another state and pay the yearly property tax, but I stopped paying the assessment charges for sewers, etc., because I doubt, now that I'm 83, ...
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Class action suit could change real-estate commissionsMar 22, 2019 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - In what could be the most far-reaching antitrust lawsuit for the real estate market in decades, the National Association of Realtors and four of the largest...
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Gardener volunteer kickoff at Volo BogMar 21, 2019 1:00 am - Pent-up gardeners with no space or passionate planters who want more are invited to a native gardener volunteer kickoff meeting and cleanup burns on Tuesday, March 26, a...