Home and Garden
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Berry picking is a fun family activityJul 15, 2018 6:00 am - Q. Is there a list of farms where you can pick your own strawberries locally? A. Strawberry pie, strawberry ice cream, strawberry jam, strawberries and rhubarb, strawber...
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Some precautions to take when buying a homeJul 14, 2018 7:00 am - Q. I am going to buy my first home for all cash with money from a recent inheritance. Anything special I should watch out for? A. All cash means a prompt, trouble-free s...
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Six bathroom trends to consider — and two trends to avoidJul 14, 2018 6:00 am - The best part of renovating a bathroom? Picking out the colors, finishes, patterns and shapes of everything from the flooring to the drawer pulls. Adding to the exciteme...
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Front porches and entries that say 'welcome'Jul 14, 2018 6:00 am - Interior designer Joan Craig sees many clients who give the decorating of their living room or kitchen a lot of thought. Yet while “people have become much more attuned ...
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Homeownership is not for those who are unable to save moneyJul 14, 2018 6:00 am - The homeownership rate has been increasing recently following more than 10 years of decline. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the rate peaked in the first quarter of...
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Constable: Summer sweet corn is here, but do you eat it correctly?Jul 12, 2018 5:33 am - Since the beginning of July, drivers have slowly cruised by this Carol Stream parking lot, searching for summer. This time they stop. "It's the first day, so a lot of pe...
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Cantigny Park to unveil stunning new gardens with reopening celebrationJul 12, 2018 1:00 am - Cantigny Park is the kind of place that's been around so long that any change is certain to draw attention. So when the park at 1S151 Winfield Road in Wheaton offered an...
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Algonquin Garden Club learns about The Land ConservancyJul 09, 2018 11:00 pm - The Algonquin Garden Club hosted Sarah Michehl from The Land Conservancy of McHenry County during their annual brunch in May. Michehl instructed the club on what native ...
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Bull Valley Garden Club offers monthly flower deliveries to local hospiceJul 09, 2018 11:00 pm - Nancy Hietter, chairwoman of the Bull Valley Garden Club's hospice committee, has announced the schedule of monthly flower deliveries that members will take to the Journ...
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Tour 6 St. Charles gardens on 'Pleasures of the Garden' walk July 14Jul 09, 2018 11:00 pm - The Pottawatomie Garden Club will host its biennial garden walk Saturday, July 14. "Pleasures of the Garden" will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Participants can tour six priv...