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Protect house from roof water with downspout drain lines
Q. The downspouts from my roof empty out right next to my home. I feel this contributes to my wet basement. I know it keeps my grass soggy....
Get the full story >>Index: Chicago home prices rise 3.2% from May to June
Home prices in the Chicago area rose 3.2 percent in June, posting a second consecutive monthly increase but remain at mid-2001 levels,...
Get the full story >>Pursuing a 'greener' lawn
The good ladies of the Middletown Garden Club were more than a bit taken aback when Thomas Christopher stopped mowing the grass around his...
Get the full story >>Tidy up the autumn garden, and make plans for spring
As cooler weather approaches, it's time to get perennial beds in shape and plan bulb plantings for the seasons ahead.
Get the full story >>Fine art now a fine bargain
At first glance, the shopping cart filled with canvases looks like it might be a work of conceptual art, an installation that equates...
Get the full story >>Insect sounds ash borer alarm
A new ally in the war against emerald ash borer may give researchers a "fly-tech" way to follow the ash enemy's movements. And a local...
Get the full story >>New landlord forces move, then rents to new tenants
Q: The home we've been renting was foreclosed when the owner, our landlord, stopped making his mortgage payments. The bank held a sale,...
Get the full story >>Owner makes a case for a reserve study
Q: I am a past board member and currently a member of our association's maintenance committee. We are a 100-unit "coach home" condominium...
Get the full story >>Planting bulbs in a garden that attracts hungry critters
Q. Can you provide some suggestions for growing spring-flowering bulbs? My garden has deer, rabbits and squirrels that make regular...
Get the full story >>Fall is home turf for lawn care
The kids who played outdoors all summer are headed off to school. And that is one of the things that makes right now — late August...
Get the full story >>Conservation group holds native tree and shrub sale
Citizens for Conservation is accepting orders for 30 different shrubs and nearly 40 species of trees for this year's Fall Native Tree and...
Get the full story >>Ex-Cub Derrek Lee's condo hits market
Former Chicago Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee, who now plays for the...
Get the full story >>A lifeline for struggling borrowers
When the Dayton, Ohio, housekeeper we'll call Sharon dialed the toll-free number last winter, she was two months late on her mortgage and...
Get the full story >>Homeowners, builders recycle the past with architectural salvage
Anchor a stairway with an antique cast-iron newel post. Dress a window with vintage schoolhouse maps instead of shades. Turn a jettisoned...
Get the full story >>Elk Grove house walk features design solutions
Kenneth Young Center, a provider of mental health and senior citizens services in Elk Grove Village, will host a house walk from 10 a.m....
Get the full story >>New home sales drop to six-month low
Sales of newly built homes fell in July to the lowest level in six months, as the nation's housing market continues to struggle.
Get the full story >>Mortgage delinquencies rise for second quarter in a row
In an ominous sign for the housing market, the percentage of homeowners who have missed at least one mortgage payment has risen for the...
Get the full story >>Time to give your garden a jump-start for fall
For many gardeners August is a tough time. Temperatures usually hit an annual high, rain is infrequent, and daylight begins to shorten....
Get the full story >>Firm's database helps keep Americans in homes
Last winter, Consumer Credit Counseling Service of San Francisco helped a Dayton, Ohio, housekeeper catch up on her mortgage payments and...
Get the full story >>How to handle higher home insurance
In a year rife with tornadoes and severe thunderstorms, premiums for homeowners insurance are on the rise.
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