Home and Garden
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Damage can sometimes occur during a home inspectionJul 17, 2015 12:00 am - Q. The people who are buying our home hired a home inspector. During the inspection, he was filling the spa tub in our upstairs bathroom and he filled it nearly to the t...
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Bonsai curator finds his groove at Chicago Botanic GardenJul 16, 2015 11:00 pm - Snip. Snip. Snip. With the gentle sounds of waterfalls and birds singing in the background, bonsai curator Chris Baker gently clipped several leaves from a dawn redwood ...
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A few of our favorite fernsJul 16, 2015 1:00 am - There have long been handsome fern species, but in the past few years, growers have introduced spectacularly beautiful ferns with more colors than green. Here are five o...
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Which houses have best Curb Appeal in Des Plaines?Jul 16, 2015 1:00 am - Voting continues through the end of the month to determine which front yards in Des Plaines look the best, and those that look better than they did before. Residents can...
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Lego artist displays 23 sculptures at Lisle's Morton ArboretumJul 14, 2015 1:00 am - Artist Sean Kenney knows a little something about creating art one brick at a time. Or, in the case of his outdoor exhibit that officially opens Friday at Lisle's Morton...
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Antique picture reveals clues to Victorian eraJul 13, 2015 4:01 am - Q. Enclosed you will find an antique picture of some relatives of mine, probably taken in Switzerland around 1870. This picture has been in my family for a long time and...
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View prairie flowers on savana walk in Lake BarringtonJul 12, 2015 11:00 pm - Citizens for Conservation is hosting its second season of Interactive Self-Guided Prairie Walks at Flint Creek Savanna, located at CFC's Headquarters, 459 W. Hwy. 22 in ...
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Historic firehouse rekindled as family's homeJul 12, 2015 7:00 am - Historic structure finds new life as family's home
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A look at the new White House State Dining RoomJul 12, 2015 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - The White House's State Dining Room, a grand and historic space that has hosted kings and queens, Nobel Prize-winners, military families and George Clooney,...
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How to revitalize an aging sofaJul 12, 2015 1:00 am - Couches are an important component of living rooms and dens, serving as comfortable places to relax. Sofas will be sat on, slept on and, if young children are in the hou...