Home and Garden
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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.
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On the web: A look at 2 garden spiders you may find in your yardSep 10, 2025 4:30 am - Based on late summer calls received here at Stillman, people are or will be discovering garden spiders in their yards and near their places of business. Here’s a look at two of them.
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Home & garden calendar, Sept. 14-20Sep 09, 2025 4:48 pm - Upcoming gardening events in the Chicago suburbs including orchid and dahlia shows, talks on bees and invasive weeds, native plant and bulb sales, and an exhibit on public housing landscapes.
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Brighten winter with indoor blooms by forcing spring bulbs to flower early
Sep 09, 2025 12:12 pm - Pot up spring bulbs like tulips and hyacinths now and store them in cool darkness to trick them into blooming in winter.
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Fall garden care tips: Improving soil, aerating lawns, planting bulbsSep 09, 2025 10:33 am - Plants like rhododendrons and azaleas that prefer acidic soil conditions can benefit from an application of granular sulfur to the soil in fall.
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Buyers find undisclosed mold in basementSep 09, 2025 6:15 am - We purchased our first home about two months ago, and we hired a home inspector to check it out. But two months after moving in we discovered black mold in the basement.
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Condo board can indemnify unit owner sued over elevator contractSep 04, 2025 11:52 am - Can a condo board can indemnify a unit owner who signed a contract on its behalf and is now facing a lawsuit over it?
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Can board remove swimming pool without owner approval?Sep 03, 2025 12:57 pm - Our condominium’s swimming pool is old and in need of costly repairs. Can the board remove it without owner approval?