Tips for keeping a pet-friendly home clean and odor-free
A pet will fill your home with love, but it will also fill your home with fur, odors and lots of mess. A recent study by North Carolina State University...
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Staying safe at the holidays — warnings, gadgets and expert advice
The holidays are the best time of the year ... except when they're the worst. Between 2009 and 2013, fire departments responded to an average of 210 house fires per...
All you want for Christmas is a deal on toys
Santa is expected very soon, so that means that there better be some presents under that tree ASAP, whether your kids are 2 or 20. But the timing is tricky...
Gifts of experiences are even more rewarding when they benefit nonprofits
This holiday, consider giving a gift to your family and friends that keeps on giving — to you as well as to others. Studies have found that people derive more...
Great health gifts: From counting steps to improving your tennis game
Strive to make 2016 your healthiest year yet by gifting and requesting health and fitness presents. Gadgets that merge your health into every aspect of your life are hotter than...
5 tips for navigating online baby-sitting services
We shop for clothing, gifts and even houses online — and nowadays, we also find our baby sitters online. There are dozens of Web sites advertising the best, most trustworthy...
Concentrated clean, or budget buster: Which supplies clean up and save money?
When you're buying cleaning products, you don't want to spend a lot on a product that's going down the drain. But you also want one that won't leave its mark....
Toilets, clogged drains and other scary DIY projects — solved
Ghosts and goblins aren't the only frightening creatures this time of year. Even scarier prospects may be hiding in your home, waiting to be revealed below your toilet, just beyond...
Mark Cuban takes a chunk of Dudes’ bathroom wipes on ‘Shark Tank’
When you have four post-college-age guys living together in an "animal-house-type setting," as they describe it, don't be surprised if they center an entrepreneurial idea around potty talk. Sean Riley,...
How housing design can make for better neighbors
Every morning, a group of residents in the Meadow Ridge gated community in Northbrook meet for a short trek to Starbucks. Another group from the same community makes regular trips...