Home Improvement
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Contest improves life for ex-Navy Seal who lives in AddisonJul 29, 2019 1:00 am - Mandy Hagestedt, a barber and owner of a four-unit apartment building in Addison, was able to upgrade one of those units for a longtime tenant and Vietnam veteran when s...
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Outdoor kitchens keep evolvingJul 28, 2019 11:00 pm - Since the basic backyard barbecue began evolving into the outdoor kitchen, the trend has only grown. Some of today's outdoor cooking areas can seem almost like full kitc...
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Hoffman Estates nurse wins Get Your Summer On contestJul 28, 2019 6:00 am - Penny Kroes of Hoffman Estates, a nurse at Alexian Brothers Hospital in Elk Grove Village, is the winner of the 2019 Daily Herald Get Your Summer On contest. She and her...
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The pros and cons of an open floor planJul 12, 2019 7:00 am - A casual, multifunctional space sounds like an enticing concept. With no walls separating the kitchen from the living and dining rooms, a space will look more expansive ...
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Window films can reduce your cooling billsJul 12, 2019 7:00 am - Q. My single-pane windows are still good, but much heat comes in during summer and it's chilly near them during winter. Would installing one of the newer year-round or h...
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Program makes solar energy more affordable for homeownersJul 08, 2019 1:00 am - Cook County is partnering with the Midwest Renewable Energy Association and the Citizens Utility Board to make solar energy more accessible and affordable for Chicago-ar...
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Elephant's Breath, LOL Yellow and Mizzle: How do paint companies name their hues?Jul 05, 2019 7:00 am - Several years ago, I painted a bathroom in my house a rich, smoky blue. Everyone who sees it asks for the color name. When I answer, “Benjamin Moore's Gentleman's Gray,”...
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Two enemies of outdoor wooden sculptures: Rain and sunJul 04, 2019 11:00 pm - Q. When the white oak holding up half the hammock at my vacation home died, I did not want to move the hammock. I hired a talented chain-saw artist, Andrew Mallon, to ca...
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Services help apartments deal with mountains of boxesJul 04, 2019 11:00 pm - As online shopping becomes ubiquitous, so do the boxes delivered to homes across the country. For apartment dwellers - and the managers of the buildings they live in - i...
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How to watch out for home improvement scams in the wake of stormsJun 28, 2019 1:00 am - More than a month after wind and hail from a Memorial Day storm damaged his Naperville house, Steve Bernas still had a mailbox stuffed with home improvement flyers. He e...