Home and Garden
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Mount Prospect housewalk celebrates village's 100th yearNov 26, 2017 5:00 am - The annual Mount Prospect Holiday Housewalk is always memorable as homeowners generously open their lovely homes to “sightseers” who want to check out the interiors of h...
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Chill bulbs for six weeks before bringing them insideNov 26, 2017 5:00 am - Certain bulbs, such as daffodils, hyacinths, tulips and crocuses, are excellent for forcing in pots in the greenhouse or home. They need to be chilled for six to 10 week...
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Can mortgage shoppers rely on the APR?Nov 25, 2017 5:00 am - APR stands for "Annual Percentage Rate," designed to be a comprehensive measure of the cost of credit that mortgage borrowers could use to compare loans offered by diffe...
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Readers offer corrections on closing proceduresNov 25, 2017 5:00 am - It's my own fault. I'm breaking the rule I made maybe 40 years ago that says to stay away from items about real estate closings. The settlement procedures in which selle...
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Prepare the dining room for the holidaysNov 25, 2017 5:00 am - Thanksgiving is the favorite holiday of all for many because it is about fellowship and a simple, shared meal. There aren't massive amounts of decorations to be fretted ...
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A look ahead to next phase of Project New Leaf at Cantigny ParkNov 25, 2017 12:00 am - Cantigny Park leaders and consultants will begin design work later this month for the second stage of a $25 million redesign of the Wheaton campus. Park officials broke ...
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7 things to see at Cantigny Park as 'Project New Leaf' transforms campusNov 25, 2017 12:00 am - Before you do anything else at Cantigny Park next summer, first make your way to a new flight of stairs at the edge of a pond on the north side of the suburban getaway. ...
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Equifax breach already taking a toll on consumersNov 24, 2017 5:00 am - WASHINGTON — The scenario that personal finance and credit experts feared most about the heist of consumer data from Equifax may already be underway: Criminals are using...
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Home inspection limited to what is visibleNov 24, 2017 5:00 am - Q. We bought our house five years ago and hired a home inspector to find all the defects. After all these years, we learned that an important defect was omitted from the...
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An urban rowhouse in D.C. with a sense of homeNov 24, 2017 5:00 am - In an old house, there are endless places to spend money. But for the Hoburg family, whose Capitol Hill rowhouse is 117 years old, it's never been about perfection. In t...