Home and Garden
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Buyers denied choice of home inspectorOct 23, 2015 1:00 am - Q. When we sold our home, the buyers' home inspector did such a good job that we decided to hire him for the house we are buying. Three days before the inspection was sc...
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Crackdown coming on realty referral dealsOct 23, 2015 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Homebuyers usually don't have a clue about the existence of under-the-table marketing kickback deals, and they can end up paying hundreds or thousands of do...
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Design blogger Eddie Ross says to mix old with newOct 22, 2015 10:00 am - If you follow Eddie Ross on Instagram, you may wonder where this guy is putting all the silver strawberry spoons, purple canning jars, Italian ceramic monkeys and stacks...
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Beyond butterflies: The many uses and benefits of milkweed plantsOct 20, 2015 11:00 pm - Thousands of seeds are floating across fields this month, like tiny paratroopers dangling from silky parachutes. They're milkweed seeds, launched from ripe seed pods. If...
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Schaumburg house an architectural masterpieceOct 20, 2015 6:00 am - Hidden behind a nondescript mailbox and down a gravel driveway in Schaumburg is a true architectural masterpiece that is even listed on the National Register of Historic...
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Spend time in garden before putting it to bedOct 19, 2015 6:00 am - Instead of viewing autumn as the finale of the vegetable garden, consider it the preamble of the garden next spring. Actions taken now will not only improve the health o...
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Emerald ash borer helps nursery industry make a comebackOct 18, 2015 11:00 pm - The emerald ash borer has killed millions of trees in Illinois, but the impact of the metallic green beetle is more widespread than the gaps left along many suburban str...
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Need updated bathroomOct 18, 2015 9:00 am - I am a single young woman living on my own. I purchased this lovely home from an elderly couple. It needs a lot of updating, starting with this bathroom! I don't know mu...
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Hiding doors a challengeOct 18, 2015 9:00 am - I deserve to win the home improvement package because my doors are so cheap and outdated that we keep them wide open so guests do not notice the doors' poor condition. O...
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Multigeneration homes in demand
Oct 18, 2015 7:37 am - Michael Cox and Aimee Norwood, married baby boomers, sold their home and were about to sign a contract for a newly built house in Virginia when their lives took an unexp...