Home and Garden
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Latest credit breach exposes mortgage data for thousands of borrowersFeb 08, 2019 5:00 am - WASHINGTON - A large breach of mortgage data that has exposed the personal financial information of tens of thousands of borrowers raises key consumer questions: What ha...
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The surprising solution to avoid woodpecker damage to your houseFeb 06, 2019 10:00 pm - As a board member of the Kane County Audubon Society, Jerry Hope of St. Charles almost always notices stories about birds in the newspaper. And he did so last week when ...
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'Caring for Life That Sustains Us': Introduction to native plants, their care and managementFeb 05, 2019 10:00 pm - On Saturday, Feb. 16, Garfield Farm Museum in Campton Hills will hold a series of discussions on the basics of preserving and raising native plants of northern Illinois ...
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Campaign to weed out European buckthorn across the suburbsFeb 05, 2019 4:00 am - A public campaign against a pesky invader is being launched across the region. European buckthorn, an invasive plant that gobbles up valuable space and light wherever it...
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The Land Conservancy of McHenry County opens amateur nature photography contestFeb 03, 2019 10:00 pm - The Land Conservancy of McHenry County is accepting photographers for the 2019 Art of the Land Amateur Photography Contest. The contest is open to photographers who mak...
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Repair expert's interesting life a tale to be writtenFeb 03, 2019 10:00 pm - The Daily Herald's intrepid home improvement columnist, Vermont-based Henri de Marne, retired in early January after 47 years of writing his once nationally syndicated c...
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Grandfather's Zippo will light your fireFeb 03, 2019 6:01 am - Q. I have enclosed a photo of a Zippo cigarette lighter that belonged to my grandfather. We found it when going through my grandparents' things after they passed away. I...
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Warm up your green thumb in February with onion seedsFeb 03, 2019 6:00 am - Onion rings, French onion soup, a slice of onion on a hamburger; caramelized onions on steaks, meatloaf or sausage; and the list goes on and on. There are so many ways f...
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Every family requests the same thing: comfortable chairsFeb 03, 2019 6:00 am - Editor's note: Joseph Pubillones is taking some time off. The following column was originally published in 2014. There hasn't been one time in my more than 19 years...
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Make compost to amend your garden soil this springFeb 03, 2019 5:00 am - Consider using a free-standing plastic composter to compost in your garden. You can put organic material from the kitchen in the composter during the winter and, because...