Lifestyle Stories from June 18, 2011 (Change date)
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Art in the garden: Annual perennial festival showcases erasJun 18, 2011 12:07 am - Celebrating American history by way of how America gardened is the focus of the annual Perennial Festival at The Planter’s Palette in Winfield. The festival, called “Gar...
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Ask the broker: Who Floats FHA Losses?Jun 18, 2011 12:00 am - Q. When a home financed with an FHA loan is foreclosed, who covers the loss? Is it the taxpayers? A. The Federal Housing Administration insures low down payment loa...
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On homes and real estate: Use a different agent with same officeJun 18, 2011 12:00 am - Q. My husband and I don’t feel our current selling broker has our best interest in mind. We just finished negotiating an offer on our property. Our broker pushed us ...
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Remodelers donate services for special needs familyJun 18, 2011 12:00 am - When a group of good Samaritans and homebuilders learned about an Elk Grove Village family in need, they did what they do best — in this case, build a bigger, better, wh...
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Mortgage Professor: How homebuyers can boost qualifying incomeJun 18, 2011 12:00 am - Editor’s note: This is the second column in a three-part series on how to get approved for a mortgage. The series concludes next Sunday in this section. Borrowers withou...
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Industry Insider: Northwest Electrical SupplyJun 18, 2011 12:00 am - LED technology has been rapidly improving since the first white light-emitting diode was produced in 1993. In the past three years, LED lighting has taken the lighting w...
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Bold new furniture collections grab your attentionJun 18, 2011 12:00 am - LAS VEGAS — Everyone knows the house always wins, especially during the Las Vegas Furniture Market. This past winter, more manufacturers used the venue to launch new pro...
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Designer uses collages to learn about herself and her clientsJun 18, 2011 12:00 am - In March, Charlotte Moss wrote a book to answer the single most popular question posed to interior designers: Where do you begin? The book, “Charlotte Moss Decorates” (R...
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On the Market: Star of the showJun 18, 2011 12:00 am - Have you ever watched those home remodeling shows on cable television and envied the people who were able to live in such splendor once the show was done filming? The ow...
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Safe summertime fun with a dollop of cautionJun 18, 2011 12:00 am - What's in the water? That may be a question many parents ask this summer as families head off to the beach, water park, lake, river or backyard pool for some splashing g...
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