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Waste not when it comes to the suburban gardenMar 26, 2017 6:00 am - Our readers were up to the challenge. The Daily Herald teamed up with Lurvey's Garden Center in Des Plaines and WINGS Resale Shops to offer an Upcycle and Recycle Contes...
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How an expert would make it betterMar 20, 2017 1:00 am - A small space like this can easily be updated in a cost effective way, said Mike Warren, workplace culture consultant for Rieke Office Interiors (ROI) of Elgin. At Rieke...
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Tessendorf Mechanical Services in need of a new lookMar 20, 2017 1:00 am - Tessendorf Mechanical Services on Center Drive in Gilberts operates from an office that was built in the 1970s. The conference room has been neglected and is the fin...
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What to consider when designing a new office spaceMar 16, 2017 1:00 am - If your office is looking dated, the last thing you want to do is spend a lot of time and money updating it, only to have it look obsolete again five years down the road...
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Cook of the Week: Homegrown cook baking enthusiast returns to Hawthorn WoodsMar 15, 2017 6:00 am - Thomas Wolfe may have said you can't go home again, but Donna Abbott, our cook of the week from Hawthorn Woods, would beg to differ. Donna grew up in Lake Zurich, but ma...
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Recipes from Donna Abbott, Cook of the WeekMar 14, 2017 11:00 pm - Chocolate Cake 2/3 cup regular olive oil, plus more for greasing 6 tablespoons good-quality unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted ½ cup boiling water 2 teaspoons best vanilla...
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Garage Store pros can help you reclaim your garageMar 12, 2017 7:00 am - This year Garage Store celebrates its 10th year of helping Chicagoans reclaim their garages and transform them into another "room" of their house. "It used to be that 60...
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Room for Living winners enjoy their makeoversMar 12, 2017 6:00 am - Three Daily Herald readers received big upgrades in their homes over the winter, thanks to the generous sponsors of our fall Room for Living contest. All had written in ...
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Cook of the Week: A young love of creating in the kitchen evolves into lifetime careerMar 08, 2017 5:00 am - Lori Hartnett believes cooking doesn't have to be complicated. She learned that in grade school, coming home from school and not finding much in the refrigerator for her...
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Palatine teacher keeps family's culture alive cooking from scratchMar 01, 2017 5:00 am - When it comes to immigration stories, our Cook of the Week Norma Lara of Palatine has an unusual one. Norma was born in Mexico but came to Chicago when she was 10 months...