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Arlington 425 project going to plan commission Wednesday

Daily Herald report
Mar 24, 2019 5:55 PM - The Arlington 425 redevelopment project proposed for downtown Arlington Heights will go before the village plan commission Wednesday night.
Reliable perennials are best choice for beginning gardeners

By Diana Stoll
Mar 24, 2019 7:00 AM - Spring has finally sprung and gardeners, beginning and experienced alike, are getting ready to head to local garden centers. Rows upon rows of perennials await, filling veterans with giddy excitement, but novice gardeners with trepidation. With so many plants, how does one choose?
Three suburban families enjoy their room makeover projects

By Jean Murphy
Mar 24, 2019 7:00 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 and sent photos of "problem areas" within their homes and were ultimately chosen to win specific packages, valued at between $2,500 and $7,000.
Analysis: All signs point to a housing boom ahead

Conor Sen
Mar 24, 2019 6:04 AM - With the decline in interest rates over the past three months, the housing market now has three tail winds all lined up for the first time in this cycle.
A sartorial double standard in the workplace

By Jena McGregor and Taylor Telford
Mar 24, 2019 6:00 AM - Women finally achieve "parity of the pantsuit," and Corporate America changes the rules.
Do fake situations during job interviews reveal candidates' true selves?

Karla L. Miller
Mar 24, 2019 6:09 AM - Is rigging a fake error the "authentic" and "transparent" way to go about it? And what would the candidate's reaction actually reveal?
Seller provided false disclosure of permits

By Barry Stone
Mar 24, 2019 6:00 AM - Q. I'm buying an older home that was advertised as fully remodeled. The seller disclosed in writing that all work had been done with permits, but when my home inspector found no firewall in the garage, he advised me to call the city to verify permits. That turned out to be wise advice because the building department had no record of any remodeling work.
Apple's latest product upgrades: Here's what's worth your money -- and what's not

Geoffrey A. Fowler
Mar 23, 2019 8:17 AM - The biggest happy news is for people who've been holding out on buying an iPad Mini and iMac -- they're both getting a welcome speed boost. The updated AirPod headphones will offer better battery life, but disappoint on other fronts.
From closets to cooktops, tech aims to bring efficiency home

By Karen Schwartz
Mar 23, 2019 7:00 AM - Closets that freshen clothes, cooktops that won't let pots boil over, faucets told to dispense just enough water to fill the coffee maker. Wherever one looked at the annual Design and Construction Week, there was a new way to make our lives more efficient.
How spam robocalls turned our phones against us

By Avi Selk
Mar 23, 2019 6:00 AM - Spam and scams swarm through our phones like Hitchcock's birds down the living-room chimney. There is no escape. Assuming the plague ever subsides, how will we forgive our phones?

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