Articles filed under Home & Garden
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Here’s a quick and easy routine to get your bathroom clean fastMay 17, 2026 3:00 am - If you’re looking for a way to get your bathroom clean, fast, this routine is for you — it relies on just two multipurpose cleaning agents and a low-fi selection of tools.
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Wheaton Garden Club awards philanthropy and scholarship grantsMay 15, 2026 11:57 pm - The Wheaton Garden Club announced its 2026 philanthropy recipients and scholarship winners, providing financial support to three environmental organizations and four students.
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What can association do about owners leaving trash cans out?May 13, 2026 4:24 pm - A couple of owners in our association leave their empty garbage cans at the curb for many days after the weekly pickup. Does the association have any remedies?
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Water Street Naperville to host Spring Plant Sale to benefit We Grow Dreams nonprofitMay 13, 2026 9:33 am - Water Street in downtown Naperville will host a plant sale featuring spring hanging baskets, containers, some flats and mixed pots and garden decor from We Grow Dreams, a West Chicago nonprofit nursery that provides job training and employment to differently abled young adults who have graduated from high school transition programs.
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Beware these cleaning hacks. One could even kill youMay 12, 2026 1:58 pm - TikTok abounds with clever cleaning tips, and some are quite good. But many of the techniques popularized on CleanTok are very bad, indeed.
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Ask a Vet: Is there a pill that can help my dog live longer?May 12, 2026 1:24 pm - Ask a Vet: Is there a pill that can help my dog live longer?
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The secret to making chores so fun that you look forward to themMay 12, 2026 1:16 pm - Household chores are tiresome, but you can make them more fun by applying “gamification” techniques.
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Microgardening means getting a surprisingly big harvest from a windowsill or balcony gardenMay 12, 2026 12:50 pm - Short on space? Consider microgardening. You can get a surprisingly high yield from a small space, even a windowsill or balcony, if you plant it right.
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How to buy a home you can affordMay 12, 2026 11:57 am - Buying a home that is affordable requires diligence on the part of potential homeowners, who can consider the market and their finances and tweak search parameters to get the best deals.
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Agent said house was ‘built to code’May 12, 2026 11:03 am - Our son just made an offer on a home. The sellers and their agent say the house was "built to code,” but they won’t say whether the addition was built with a permit.