Home and Garden
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US homebuilder sentiment stays low despite mortgage rate drop
Sep 17, 2025 9:55 am - Sentiment among U.S. homebuilders remained at one of its lowest levels in years this month, underscoring the deep freeze in the housing market despite a recent drop in mortgage rates.
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Home & garden calendar, Sept. 21-27Sep 16, 2025 6:11 pm - Upcoming gardening events and clubs in the Chicago area, including presentations on monarchs, invasive plants, fall flowers, and harvesting herbs.
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Dust is sneaky, but it’s also predictable. Here’s where it likes to hide
Sep 16, 2025 5:08 pm - Dust is sneaky, but it’s also predictable. Here’s where it likes to hide.
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A 20-minute ‘closing shift’ gets you more than a clean kitchen
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Honey oak is back in our homes. Just don’t call it honey oak.
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Transform your houseplants into art with this Japanese gardening technique
Sep 16, 2025 4:34 pm - The third week of September is National Houseplant Week. It’s a great time to explore a practice called kokedama and have a little fun making a special addition to our collections.
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I’ve battled backyard wasps for two years. Guess who won?
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Fall lawn care: Combating crabgrass, protecting trees, ordering bulbsSep 16, 2025 4:02 pm - This summer, it seems there has been more crabgrass than usual in lawns. This annual weedy grass seeds readily in the fall and colonizes bare areas.
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Buyer steps into cracked bathtubSep 16, 2025 2:41 pm - The home I just bought has a cracked bathtub. The sellers tried to fix the crack, but the patch cracked the first time I stepped into the tub.
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Energy-efficient windows and doors available with more than 200 custom glass optionsSep 14, 2025 4:00 am - American Thermal Window of Chicago and Sahara Window and Doors of Niles have added another brand to their repertoire and now offer 11 window lines and 58 different door styles, with 36 standard paint and stain combinations and more than 200 custom glass options.