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Lombard Garden Club co-presidents, Cher Herlache and Rose Roth present Clare Tabbert with a special plaque and a Life Time Membership card for her 25 years of wonderful participation in the Garden Club program.

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Lombard Garden Club Honors One of Their Own

By Jean Jeske | May 19 at 2:10 p.m.

Lombard Garden Club Honors One of Their Own Since 1987, Lombard resident Clare Tabbert has been a member of the Lombard Garden Club. Not just … Read more ›

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plant sale

By Dee Troy | May 5 at 10:29 p.m.

TWIG N'BLOOM GARDEN CLUB IS HAVING THEIR YEARLY PLANT SALE ONSATURDAY MAY 19 FROM 9AM TO 2PM AT 218 S. GRACE ST, LOMBARD IL.WE ARE … Read more ›

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Spring Madness Has Hit With Home Remodeling & Design

By Caryn Newman | April 10 at 7:32 p.m.

With early temperatures of warm weather and early blooms of spring flowers, opportunities of remodeling and designing the interiors and exteriors of homes can be … Read more ›

Lombard Park District volunteer Marymae Meyer said lilacs in Lombard's Lilacia Park are blooming five weeks early because of record-setting warm temperatures. She also is a director of the International Lilac Society.

Lilac Time’s favorite attraction arrives weeks ahead of schedule

By Joseph Ruzich | April 6 at 7:16 p.m.

West suburban Lombard, dubbed “The Lilac Village,” celebrates the sweet smelling bush best known for its pale purple flowers every spring. In May, village leaders … Read more ›

Waste Management’s Bagster® holds up to 3,300 pounds or three cubic yards of material, ideal for spring cleanup projects.

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Waste Management’s Bagster makes spring cleanup removal easier and less expensive

By Bill Plunkett | March 17 at 4:01 p.m.

Spring officially arrives March 20, and the Midwest’s mild winter already has spring cleanup projects in the works in the metropolitan Chicago area. And Waste … Read more ›

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Spring Is In The Air For Home Improvements

By Caryn Newman | March 15 at 9:44 a.m.

Brilliant Event Planning, Inc. is pleased to announce that The DuPage County Home Improvement & Landscaping Expo will be returning to the DuPage County Fairgrounds … Read more ›

Soda bread baked in a loaf pan (Stephanie Hardiman Simon / TribLocal)

Basic Irish soda bread recipe

By admin | March 1 at 6:09 p.m.

This isn’t a super traditional or family recipe for soda bread. Feel free to use this if you’re looking for an easy recipe or have … Read more ›

Marmo Freeman Maple is an excellent choice in a shade tree for our area.

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Trees: Out with the old, What to plant new?

By Meyer Landscaping, Inc. | Feb. 21 at 12:00 p.m.

If you have the misfortune to own a diseased or declining tree, removing it will produce an immediate effect on your landscape. What once was … Read more ›

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Present time best ever to buy a home

By Andrew Mack | Feb. 15 at 12:06 p.m.

WHEATON – Unprecedented opportunity in the home real estate market makes the present time the best in many years to buy a home, according to … Read more ›

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Understanding Indoor Air Quality

By Billie Denny | Feb. 15 at 8:09 a.m.

Pro Energy Consultants is nationally embarking on a month-long "Breathe Green & Easy" campaign focused on increasing indoor air quality awareness to consumers and communities … Read more ›

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