Home and Garden
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Allocating Your Excess Cash: Make a Larger Down Payment or Pay Points?Jun 09, 2018 7:00 am - Mortgage borrowers with enough money to make a down payment larger than the minimum must decide whether to increase the down payment or pay points. This is an investment...
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Widow can't decide how to leave house to heirsJun 09, 2018 7:00 am - Q. I'm a widow, and I own my house free and clear. It's the main thing I own. I've recently developed cancer, and I think it's time to make a will, and I don't know what...
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Contractor decides to do home inspection?Jun 08, 2018 6:00 am - Q. One of my clients asked me to inspect a 36-unit apartment complex. I have no experience as a home inspector but have been a licensed building contractor for many year...
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Homebuyers can reap bargains thanks to growing lender competitionJun 08, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - Could lenders' pain be your gain if you're shopping for a home mortgage? Maybe. Though it hasn't been in the headlines, mortgage companies are having a chal...
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'Fixer Upper' stars Chip and Joanna Gaines fined by EPA for lead paint violations
Jun 07, 2018 1:00 am - For five seasons, Chip and Joanna Gaines were the darlings of HGTV with their popular home-improvement show "Fixer Upper." It turns out the Environmental Protection Agen...
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Stuff with Style vintage market returns to East Dundee June 10Jun 06, 2018 11:00 pm - After a banner outing last summer, the owners of Midwest Retro and SavvyCityFarmer are bringing back Stuff With Style, a Downtown Vintage Market. The market will take pl...
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Studio 41 Home Design moving into vacant Palatine auto dealershipJun 05, 2018 1:00 am - Palatine officials say the village will gain more than a significant business when Studio 41 Home Design Showroom opens in a former Northwest Highway automobile dealersh...
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Extension to offer free pressure canner testing June 12Jun 04, 2018 11:00 pm - Canning allows you to capture a bounty of fruits, vegetables, and meals to enjoy year-round. Home food preservation is science based, and it is important for equipment t...
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Algonquin Garden Club plant sale a successJun 03, 2018 11:00 pm - Although the weather was in the 40s, damp with a threat of rain, the Algonquin Garden Club had a wonderful showing for its annual spring plant sale Saturday, May 12, at ...
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Color the landscape with clematisJun 03, 2018 7:00 am - Clematis are easy to grow. Plant them in soil that has been amended with organic matter in an area with their preferred light conditions, and clematis will show off thei...