Home and Garden
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Inspector says remove padlock from electrical panelApr 13, 2018 6:00 am - Q. The people who are buying our house hired a home inspector. His report advised removing the padlock from our electrical panel. This seems like a pointless recommendat...
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Local Wild Ones to host annual Native Plant Sale May 5Apr 12, 2018 11:00 pm - The Northern Kane County Wild Ones will host its sixth annual native plant sale from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 5, at the Hawthorne Hill Nature Center, 28 Brookside...
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Gardening's benefits jibe with today's emphasis on wellnessApr 12, 2018 6:00 am - Modern gardening isn't just about growing plants - it's part of a movement toward personal and family wellness that includes everything from diet and exercise to a clean...
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A practical and personal approach to paring downApr 12, 2018 6:00 am - There is a method, but no madness, to the type of minimalism espoused by Cary Telander Fortin and Kyle Louise Quilici. The organizing experts and authors of "New Minimal...
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Food historian offers interesting kernels about cornApr 11, 2018 11:00 pm - Looking back on it, Cynthia Clampitt said she's always had an interest in food. "It was one of those things that was a family culture. My grandmother graduated in 1912 f...
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Rustic Charm shop in Geneva mixes old with newApr 10, 2018 11:00 pm - In addition to getting the Rustic Charm home décor store opened in downtown Geneva last year prior to the Christmas Walk and its overflow of visitors, owner Kelly Volz m...
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Sign up for springtime fun with MCCDApr 10, 2018 11:00 pm - Fly-Hop-Drop-in for springtime fun at these free McHenry County Conservation District programs. No registration is required but check before you go, cancellations may oc...
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How new program takes hassles out of composting in LombardApr 10, 2018 1:00 am - Lombard residents who want to help the environment now have a new option that doesn't involve the smell and rodent hazards of a compost pile in the backyard. The villag...
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Composting dos and don'tsApr 10, 2018 1:00 am - As Lombard launches a new curbside composting program, the village is directing residents to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for guidance on what to compost and...
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Create your own 'favorite project' with these tipsApr 09, 2018 6:00 am - Working on hundreds of interior design projects over the years, the question always comes up: What is my favorite project? Yes, there are projects that may have turned o...