Home and Garden
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Time to get your yard, garden ready for the coldOct 22, 2017 6:00 am - Q. What are some tasks I should consider to get my yard and garden ready for winter? A. As fall lingers, my to do list includes a variety of yard work that needs to be c...
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Mood alterations: How to freshen up your rooms and furnishingsOct 22, 2017 6:00 am - Psychologists will tell you that we all respond much more powerfully to our environment than we realize. That is why changing the color of your walls, adding happy paint...
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A smart pillow and other sleep innovationsOct 21, 2017 7:00 am - We've all been told that unplugging - putting our phones away and turning off the television at least 30 minutes before going to bed - is better for our sleep, productiv...
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Small claims court may be an option for basement repairOct 21, 2017 6:00 am - Q. I bought a house two years ago for which the seller's disclosure form answered "No" to questions about wet basement problems. It was a baldfaced lie. I called a lawye...
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Is the CFPB crack down on payday loans in the public interest?Oct 21, 2017 6:00 am - The opinion split on this question is almost completely predictable from prior political leanings. Those on the right view it as excessive regulation that is blatantly i...
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Design the ideal home officeOct 21, 2017 6:00 am - One of the perks of working from home is the ability to roll out of bed on your own clock and get down to business in a bathrobe, if you so desire. But another major per...
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Deadlocked over drainage problemOct 20, 2017 6:00 am - Q. We're trying to decide whether to cancel escrow on the home we are buying. Our home inspector found 6 inches of water under the building, and he recommends a drainage...
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Buyers are entitled to shop around for title insuranceOct 20, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — A recent legal settlement between the federal government and a title insurance agency is drawing fresh attention to one of the murkiest, least understood an...
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Be more productive with a home office that's less busyOct 20, 2017 6:00 am - Working from home sounds fun, but the reality can be far from it. So we asked New York designer Taylor Spellman, co-host of the Bravo reality show "Yours, Mine or Ours,"...
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Learn about 'Fascinating Fall Fungus,' 'prairie wolves' and more with MCCDOct 19, 2017 11:00 pm - Explore autumn with McHenry County Conservation District. Visit www.MCCDistrict.org to view all program and event offerings or sign up to receive the seasonal magazine L...