Home and Garden
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Chicago-area home sellers lose lawsuit over Zillow's ZestimatesMay 18, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - A federal-district court has dismissed a closely followed class-action lawsuit that charged Zillow - creator of the controversial Zestimate online home-valu...
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'Such a shock that it's closing': Knupper Nursery closing after 88 yearsMay 18, 2018 5:23 am - Knupper Nursery & Landscape owners John and Sue Heaton have been to every continent in their travels, including Antarctica. "Antarctica is blue and purple and white and...
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Guides to take you on tour of Cuba Marsh May 19May 17, 2018 11:00 pm - The Barrington Greenway Initiative will sponsor a spring hike from 9 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 19, at Cuba Marsh. All ages and levels of experience are welcome on the ...
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The fleeting pleasures of spring wildflowersMay 17, 2018 11:00 pm - The fleeting pleasures of spring ephemerals
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How volunteers helped create a rare bird habitat at FermilabMay 14, 2018 11:00 pm - In honor of Arbor Day, Fermilab in Batavia recently held a volunteer workday with the goal of creating a shrub land habitat for rare birds. While Fermilab is known for i...
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Owner fond of porcelain family heirloomsMay 13, 2018 7:01 am - Q. I have enclosed a photo of a pair of porcelain vases. My husband remembers seeing them on his grandparents' mantel, and later on his parents' mantel. They have been i...
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Interior design rules are meant to be brokenMay 13, 2018 7:00 am - Interior design and decorating are somewhat bound by rules developed over time to regulate housekeeping, maintenance and aesthetics. Some rules are the result of etiquet...
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Plant tomatoes with companionsMay 13, 2018 7:00 am - Some things are just better with a buddy. Consider peanut butter and jelly or thunder and lightning. After all, where would Andy be without Raggedy Ann? Companion planti...
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Adding sulfur to your soil will help flowers thriveMay 13, 2018 6:00 am - If your soil is too alkaline, elemental or granulated, sulfur can be added to lower the pH. Rhododendrons and azaleas are examples of plants that can benefit from sulfur...
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How to decorate tiny rooms with high ceilingsMay 13, 2018 6:00 am - Editor's note: Christine Brun is taking some time off. The following column originally published in 2015. Julia Child famously towered over most people. She said being t...