Home and Garden
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Should this reverse mortgage borrower modify or refinance?Mar 10, 2018 5:00 am - Jane took out a HECM reverse mortgage on her house five years ago when she became 62. Because she was still employed at the time, she elected to take a credit line, whic...
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Buying first investmentMar 10, 2018 5:00 am - Q. My husband has a chance to buy the house next door to us. They would give us a mortgage, and we would rent it out. He was wondering whether you have any guidelines fo...
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Constable: Garden show's director has roots in WheelingMar 10, 2018 12:00 am - Like a weed, we must first deal with this cliché: the roots of the Chicago Flower & Garden Show owner and director. “As a child, I asked my parents if I could grow a ve...
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Housing-related interest deductions are still availableMar 09, 2018 5:00 am - WASHINGTON - It's official: Despite widespread fears to the contrary, the IRS has clarified that last year's big tax bill did not kill all interest deductions on home eq...
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Sale could be doomed because of odd bathroom lightMar 09, 2018 5:00 am - Q. The house we are buying has a lamp that hangs by a chain from the ceiling above the master bathtub. Our home inspector says this is dangerous. We've asked the seller ...
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COD horticulture students receive statewide recognition from ILCAMar 07, 2018 10:00 pm - Four College of DuPage horticulture students recently were recognized at the Illinois Landscape Contractors Association Excellence in Landscape Awards Night for their ef...
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Pottawatomie Garden Club to celebrate 90 yearsMar 07, 2018 10:00 pm - If a club can boast of being around for 90 years, it certainly has proved to be useful, if not vital, to its community. The Pottawatomie Garden Club falls into that cate...
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7 trees to plant this spring for great blooms next springMar 05, 2018 5:00 am - With the start of spring right around the corner, we asked Doris Taylor, plant clinic manager at The Morton Arboretum in Lisle, for some tips about trees we can plant th...
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Citizens for Conservation plant sale starts onlineMar 05, 2018 12:00 am - Online ordering for Lake Barrington-based Citizens for Conservation's 22nd annual native plant, shrub and tree sale is now available on the organization's website, citiz...
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Cranberry glass vase has fruitful legacyMar 04, 2018 5:01 am - Q. This is a photo of an antique glass vase that I inherited. It stands about 6 inches tall, is decorated with a swirl pattern and is in perfect condition. It has a ruff...