Home and Garden
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Tiny outdoor space? Turn it into an inviting retreatMay 28, 2025 3:52 pm - Whether it’s a modest balcony, a pocket-size patio or a tiny backyard, small outdoor spaces have big potential. With a few smart design choices and some creative flair, even the most limited square footage can become a welcoming and rejuvenating retreat.
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Home & garden calendar, June 1-7May 28, 2025 3:42 pm - Plant sales, garden walks and more.
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Get your garden ready with plant sales around the suburbsMay 28, 2025 3:38 pm - Gardeners can get the growing season off to a good start with upcoming plant sales featuring perennials, vegetables, native and organic plants. It is also a good way to support local nonprofit organizations.
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DuPage County setting up land bank as part of affordable housing pushMay 27, 2025 6:29 pm - DuPage officials are taking more steps to help expand affordable housing in the county.
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Association boards should perform legal audit annuallyMay 22, 2025 7:35 pm - Each year, a condominium or homeowner association board should conduct a legal audit of its corporate procedures and activities. It’s a process that the board can do on its own for the most, or with minimal assistance of third parties, and it can be very revealing.
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Struggling to declutter? Try the No. 2 rule
May 21, 2025 11:02 pm - Move over, Marie Kondo, there’s a new approach to decluttering that’s taking over social media. It’s a little juvenile, and more than a little gross, but it’s sparking joy for people who are overwhelmed by their stuff.
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How to remove streaks from stainless steel appliances
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So your home’s not social-media perfect? How to get over ‘house shame’
May 21, 2025 2:46 pm - Robbie Randolph is a real estate agent and interior designer for the rich, yet even he's not immune from the anxiety of “house shame.” That’s the judged, bullied, defeated feeling you can get when Pinterest-perfect syndrome takes over, either in our own minds or fed by the side eye of a friend with impeccable digs. House shame can make you reluctant to invite people over, and in some cases lead to isolation and despair.
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Garden Walk 2025 offers self-guided tours in McHenry CountyMay 21, 2025 2:36 pm - Tour eight gardens and get tips from Master Gardeners at Garden Walk 2025, set for July 12 in McHenry County.
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Some tips for spring to keep your lawn, flowers healthyMay 21, 2025 2:05 pm - It has been a wonderful spring so far, with cooler weather and long-lasting flowers. On the other hand, the lawn mowing season has begun.