Home and Garden
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Fixed-income retirees worry about reserve fund shortfallApr 08, 2017 6:00 am - Q. My wife is a member of a finance committee at the age 55-plus condos where we live. It offers recommendations to the executive board, as we are a self-managed communi...
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Qualifying for a mortgage depends on several factorsApr 08, 2017 6:00 am - When I wrote the first version of this article in 2000, I felt it necessary to emphasize to potential borrowers that they were not beggars who had to approach lenders ha...
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Tax reform could reduce incentive to buy a homeApr 07, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - With the health care bill back-burnered on Capitol Hill, the focus has shifted to tax reform. Among the key financial matters in play: Homeowners' prized mo...
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IT experts open Arlington Heights furniture shopApr 05, 2017 6:00 am - When Tory Colvin headed to Georgetown to earn a master's degree in public policy some 15 years ago now, she had no idea her career in Washington would land her back in h...
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Elmhurst exhibit explores 'House and Home'Apr 03, 2017 11:00 pm - The idea of home is different for everyone and, like the girl from Kansas said, there's no place like it. Beginning Friday, April 7, visitors to the Elmhurst History Mus...
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Finesse your floors with carpet tiles or area rugsApr 02, 2017 6:01 am - How much time do we spend looking down? People look down in search of lost coins, but do we focus much on what lies beneath our feet in our homes? If you find your floor...
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Spring care key to healthy summer lawnApr 02, 2017 6:01 am - What you need to do in your yard will depend on how it survived the winter. First, take care not to tread on your lawn if it is soft or mushy. You want to avoid trampin...
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Add a little Santa Fe style to your roomApr 02, 2017 6:01 am - Yee-Haw! During the 1990s, there was a fascination with the architecture, interiors and designs inspired in the Southwest. The decor came in waves by travel and a redisc...
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Non-flower gardens offer 50 shades of greenApr 02, 2017 6:00 am - While beds tumbling with flowers are lovely, there's an emerging trend in landscape design: the flowerless garden. Nontraditional gardens are no less green. In fact, the...
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Fairy gardens captivate imaginations of both kids and adultsApr 02, 2017 6:00 am - A set of little wings. Ceramic fountains. Tiny versions of ornate cottages and brick walkways fit for the English countryside. These are just some of the whimsical decor...