Articles filed under Home & Garden
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Wheaton Garden Club hosts Flower and Plant Sale May 16Apr 13, 2026 6:52 pm - The Wheaton Garden Club will hold a flower and plant sale on May 16, featuring professionally grown annuals including many Proven Winners varieties.A special selection of red, white and blue flowers will be available to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
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Palatine Garden Club hosts Perennial Plant Sale May 9 and 16Apr 13, 2026 6:23 pm - The Palatine Garden Club will hold its Perennial Plant Sale on May 9 and 16. The sale features perennials from members' gardens and native-plant nurseries, including pollinator-friendly plants, milkweed varieties, and Illinois prairie-garden starter flats.
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Housing market trends favor home shoppers, but Iran war clouds the outlook for mortgage ratesApr 08, 2026 6:10 pm - The economic fallout from the war with Iran is driving up the cost of buying a home, even as other housing market trends in many parts of the country favor home shoppers this spring.
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Can condo board include operating deficits in special assessment for repair project?Apr 08, 2026 10:23 am - Our condo board is wondering whether we can implement a special assessment for operating deficits in conjunction with a special assessment for exterior construction.
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Free Home Show returns to the Schaumburg Convention Center April 18-19Apr 08, 2026 9:22 am - The Schaumburg Home Show returns one weekend only to the Schaumburg Convention Center from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, April 18-19, with free admission and free parking.
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Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners host ‘Light Bulb Revolution’ talk on environmental benefitsApr 08, 2026 12:18 am - The Batavia Plain Dirt Gardeners will host senior landscape architect Jay Womack presenting “The Light Bulb Revolution” on April 21. The free event explores how light bulbs can improve health, support insect populations, and protect bird migrations.
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Strawberry pots aren't just for the fruit. Its 'windows' make for striking, efficient displaysApr 07, 2026 2:32 pm - You’ve seen them — those odd planters that look like buildings with windows and balconies on their sides. They are, in fact, strawberry pots, and those windows are intended to hold soil and strawberries
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How to complain so you get resultsApr 07, 2026 2:26 pm - If you do it right, telling a company — especially a reputable one — that things didn’t go well can often yield good results. Here’s how to complain effectively.
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Preserve your pile: Carpet maintenance tipsApr 07, 2026 12:25 pm - Reducing dirt tracked inside, vacuuming frequently and arranging for periodic professional deep-cleaning will help prolong the longevity of residential carpeting.
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‘I was devastated’: Wheaton Nurseries receives outpouring of support after shop fireApr 06, 2026 8:37 pm - Wheaton Nurseries, a family-owned business since 1895, has been “inundated” with messages of support since a fire in its gift shop along Roosevelt Road.