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In the Garden | Minimizing de-icing damage
1+ day, 13+ hour ago (430+ words) Excess deicing salts are damaging to many landscape plants. Be sure to apply appropriate amounts of salt and clean up any extra once temperatures rise. As we've already experienced this year, winter in Illinois commonly means snow and ice. Though…...
From top to bottom: Remodel planned for Kuhn's and its neighbors
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (1459+ words) Type for a galley for printing at Jos. Kuhn & Co in Champaign on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. Sales tags for the items in the drawer at Jos. Kuhn & Co in Champaign on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. A shoe-repair station and a barber's chair collect…...
$4 million Farmhouse house renovation prepares fraternity for the future
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (871+ words) The plaque in the library at the FarmHouse Fraternity in Urbana on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. Jack Jungmann, right, and Cooper Nelson straighten out the chairs in the boardroom at the FarmHouse Fraternity in Urbana on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025. One of the new…...
The Law Q&A | Home Repair and Remodeling Act in place to avoid misunderstandings
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (525+ words) Ever need your house repaired for something? Hail damage to the roof? Some wind shearing off some siding? Or a furnace which cannot furnish heat anymore? In Illinois, there is a law dealing with contracts for contractors doing residential repair…...
Bob Asmussen | New fridge creates blank slate for family scrapbook
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (487+ words) When we bought our old fridge, our son was 15 months old and the birth of our daughter was 3 years away. Over the next two decades, it became our canvas with no open space left unfilled. Phots filled the old Asmussen…...