Home and Garden
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Bizarre real estate laws affect homeowners, renters in every stateMay 20, 2016 2:00 am - Q. We want to replace the old, 3-foot-tall wood fence that separates our property from our neighbor's with an 8-foot-tall cement wall that would provide more privacy. Bu...
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Often no permit exists for converted garageMay 20, 2016 2:00 am - Q. The studio apartment I'm renting is a converted garage. Is there any way to know if this conversion meets code and was approved by the city? A. If the garage conversi...
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Spring plant exchangeMay 19, 2016 1:00 am - The Lindenhurst Environmental Commission will host a spring plant exchange from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, May 21, at the village hall/public works building, 301 E. Sand...
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Get gardening tips in Hoffman Estates May 24May 18, 2016 1:00 am - The Hoffman Estates Garden Club will present best practices for preparing garden beds for spring and summer, during a special event at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, at the ...
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Des Plaines identifies 4 possible 'victory garden' sitesMay 17, 2016 5:05 am - At least four Des Plaines city-owned properties could serve as potential locations for a modern version of "victory gardens" proposed by one alderman, officials said Mon...
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How to create a beautiful entrywayMay 15, 2016 7:01 am - A foyer creates a gracious entry to a home. The trouble in a tiny house is that there is rarely enough spare square footage available to create such a nicety. In most ra...
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Modern glamour in an older apartmentMay 15, 2016 7:00 am - Although Nina Dunham was born in the "Mad Men" era, she had never gravitated toward midcentury modern design. But when she walked into an airy 1960s lobby in Southwest W...
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Sunburst, starburst mirrors make strong focal pointMay 15, 2016 4:00 am - You must be living under a rock if you haven't seen the avalanche of starburst and sunburst mirrors in home decor stores, antique shops and magazines. Why, you may ask? ...
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Home values higher than ever in a quarter of marketsMay 14, 2016 5:01 am - Homes are priced higher than ever before in more than a quarter of U.S. housing markets. This results from steady home value growth in recent years, which allowed many h...
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Assuring price integrity in a dysfunctional marketMay 14, 2016 5:00 am - You are a senior who finds an advertisement for reverse mortgages intriguing, except you don't trust ads to tell the whole truth about anything. You have a well-justifie...