Home and Garden
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Tips for working with a landscape professionalMay 06, 2018 6:00 am - When you have gardening goals, it's easy to get overwhelmed. Whether you were born with a green thumb or not, it pays to enlist the help of a landscape architect/profess...
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The latest trends in container gardens and raised bedsMay 06, 2018 6:00 am - Homeowners with a yen for growing plants, flowers, fruits and vegetables don't have to break new ground — literally. They can follow time-tested advice and make matters ...
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Counterintuitive advice for your next design projectMay 06, 2018 6:00 am - As they say, the devil is in the details. Sometimes the secret to getting a small space to feel larger is based on confusing principles that generate questions. If you p...
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Undoing Dodd-Frank: Are smaller lenders more cautious?May 05, 2018 7:00 am - Dodd-Frank was a Congressional overreaction to the financial crisis of 2008 an '09, and a process of amelioration is underway. Under the proposed Economic Growth, Regula...
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IRS and short sales less of an issue these daysMay 05, 2018 6:00 am - Q. I wrote in a long time ago with a question about not wanting to pay income tax on my forgiven debt when I sold my house in a short sale years ago. Just to update you,...
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Appraisal-free loans save millions for buyersMay 04, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - For homeowners and buyers, it's been an unexpected windfall: relief from having to pay for a traditional mortgage appraisal that usually costs between $400 ...
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The gas man out-did our home inspectorMay 04, 2018 6:00 am - Q. We just bought a 20-year-old home and hired a home inspector before closing escrow. According to our inspector, the wall heater was in good working order when he insp...
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Classroom lessons take root in Fremont Township community gardenMay 02, 2018 1:00 am - Eighty sixth-graders from Fremont Middle School near Mundelein applied their classroom lessons in the field Wednesday as part of a yearlong personalized learning program...
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MCC to host annual plant sale May 9-10May 01, 2018 11:00 pm - Gardeners are invited to select their favorite flowers, vegetables and herbs at the McHenry County College Spring Plant Sale from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 9...
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Springtime means its skunk season in the suburbsApr 30, 2018 11:00 pm - Skunks! No American mammal is better known and less popular than the striped skunk (Mephitis mephitis). That said, there are some folks that find skunks to be quite cute...