Home and Garden
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More cities ease rules on home-based businessesAug 05, 2016 5:00 am - Home-based businesses are being welcomed and sometimes even encouraged in many areas, as long as the owner avoids certain no-nos. Q. My wife and I own a four-bedroom hom...
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American lotuses are blooming again on the Chain O' LakesAug 04, 2016 5:30 am - Jan Bairstow stands on the dock behind his house in northwestern Lake County and gazes reverently at the enormous bloom of American lotus plants floating upon Nippersink...
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Gardening webinar series continues in AugustAug 02, 2016 11:00 pm - The summer 2016 "Four Seasons" webinar series continues this month with news and insights specific to Illinois residents. Upcoming summer webinar topics will include: ...
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Wall designs becoming more important as TVs grow in sizeAug 02, 2016 6:01 am - American TVs are no longer banished from the living room as children used to be back in the day. The main boon is that this trend liberates everyone who lives in a smal...
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Water restrictions continue in MundeleinAug 01, 2016 1:00 am - Mundelein's summertime restrictions on lawn sprinkling continue through September. Watering is allowed between 5 and 10 a.m. or between 6 and 11 p.m. on even calendar da...
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Leave during open house; you'd be a distractionJul 31, 2016 6:00 am - Q. Our Realtor listed our house two weeks ago and now she is planning to have an open house next weekend. She has asked us to leave the house and go somewhere for those ...
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Selecting professional help to sell your homeJul 30, 2016 7:01 am - Selecting a capable Realtor to assist you in purchasing or selling a home is the key to a successful transaction. And the best indication of a Realtor's capability is hi...
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Sascha Brastoff dinnerware inspires collectorJul 30, 2016 7:01 am - Q. Enclosed is a photo of a set of dinnerware I own. It is a large collection of Sascha Brastoff dishes with the "Surf Ballet" turquoise and platinum pattern. I bought t...
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Flawed voting procedure on condo boardJul 30, 2016 7:00 am - Q. We belong to a Common Interest Community Association. The board of directors of our association consists of three employees of the developer; we are still under devel...
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Should home-sellers pay the settlement costs of buyers?Jul 30, 2016 7:00 am - Q. In an effort to sell my house I agreed to pay up to $8,000 of the buyer's closing costs. Is there anything I can do to keep the amount as far below $8,000 as possible...