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7 ways to get a colorful home without going gaudy

By Jennifer Barger
Sep 03, 2024 10:39 pm - Using color in your home can improve your mood and make you function more effectively. Here are some ways to add color without a lot of work or expense.
Get it in writing! Oral agreements are valid, but hard to prove

By Tom Resnick
Aug 29, 2024 3:48 pm - Ending a lease in the middle of the contract can but done, but it’s best to get the agreement from your landlord in writing; otherwise the written lease may prevail in court.
Edible or not? Alicia Silverstone’s misstep shows how toxic lookalikes can fool you

By JESSICA DAMIANO
Aug 28, 2024 12:35 am - Don’t be like Alicia Silverstone. Don’t get caught mixing up a poisonous lookalike when deciding to try nature’s bounty.
Got pruning remorse? How to fill in those bare spaces

By JESSICA DAMIANO
Aug 28, 2024 12:10 am - Faced with some wide-bottomed evergreens overtaking a walkway, this gardener was forced to cut the bottom branches all the way back to the trunks — leaving behind bare spots and ugly-duckling tree trunks. She recommends some good plants to fill the spots to create an “understory.”
Home & garden calendar, Sept. 1-7

Aug 27, 2024 11:04 pm - Mushrooms, roses, tubers, bats and native plant sales — area garders are covering it all.
DuPage County Board welcomes beekeeping on smaller lots

By Alicia Fabbre
Aug 27, 2024 1:59 pm - Beekeeping was all the buzz Tuesday as DuPage County Board members considered a change in zoning to allow for beekeeping on lots smaller than one acre. The change ultimately was approved in a 10-8 vote.
Check for weed trees invading your shrubbery

By Tim Johnson
Aug 27, 2024 1:09 am - Weeding your garden is a great way to relieve stress after a workday. When you do, be sure to look inside any shrub plantings or hedges to see if there are any weedy trees. Boxelder, mulberry, Siberian elm and buckthorn trees will seed into the centers of shrubs and start growing.
Mortgagee information obtainable, one way or another

By David M. Bendoff
Aug 25, 2024 7:27 pm - Though unit owners may be reluctant to freely share mortgagee information because of privacy concerns, that information isn’t private and is needed by an association.
New U.S. home construction falls to slowest pace since May 2020

By Michael Sasso
Aug 22, 2024 8:19 pm - New-home construction in the U.S. fell in July to the lowest level since the aftermath of the pandemic as builders respond to weak demand that’s keeping inventory levels high.
U.S. home sales ended a 4-month slide in July amid easing mortgage rates, more homes on the market

By ALEX VEIGA
Aug 22, 2024 8:17 pm - Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes ended a four-month slide in July as easing mortgage rates and a pickup in properties on the market encouraged home shoppers.

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