Home and Garden
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Substandard conditions found in student rentalJun 26, 2015 12:00 am - Q. My son is a college student who rents a small basement bedroom near campus. Actually, it's not a real room because the landlord just hung curtains to create separate ...
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First-time homebuyers back in the marketJun 26, 2015 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - When Federal Reserve head Janet Yellen was asked about housing issues last week, she gave a classic economist's "on-the-one-hand, on-the-other-hand" answer....
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Musty smells often scare off buyersJun 26, 2015 12:00 am - Musty or dank smells, often found in the basement, could be a sign of potentially health-threatening mold or mildew problems. Q. We have been looking at several homes to...
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Porcelain cockatiel likely made in GermanyJun 25, 2015 6:00 am - Q. Enclosed is a picture of a porcelain parrot figurine. It stands about 9 inches tall, is decorated with a shiny glaze and is in mint condition. My parents were station...
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Scale insects suck sap from treesJun 25, 2015 6:00 am - This is the time of year to check closely for magnolia scale, a kind of sap-sucking insect that creates an overall thin condition when it infests these flowering trees. ...
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Find a winning spot to get in the gameJun 24, 2015 6:00 am - Talk about a game night these days will lead to visions of groups of kids addictively playing Wii or Xbox. Technology has bred autonomous games and gadgets where one nee...
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Hidden Gems garden walk in LibertyvilleJun 23, 2015 11:00 pm - Town and Country Garden Club of Libertyville presents Hidden Gems Garden Walk Saturday, June 27, featuring six unique gardens in the community. The walk, set for 10 a.m....
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French antique taste on a thrift-store budgetJun 23, 2015 6:00 am - Designer Charlotte Moss, author of “Garden Inspirations,” joined Post staff writer Jura Koncius recently on the newspaper's Home Front online chat. Here is an edited exc...
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Mundelein considering a ban on phosphorous fertilizersJun 23, 2015 1:00 am - Mundelein officials are considering enacting a ban of fertilizers containing phosphorus. It would become the latest town to take such action, joining Libertyville, Linde...
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Kidproof can be beautifulJun 22, 2015 6:00 am - You live with kids and you wonder: Is it even possible to have a living room free of Lego bricks or walls free of crayon marks? California-based Gabrielle Stanley Blair,...