All Stories from November 23, 2012 (Change date)
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Tips for taming your utility closetNov 23, 2012 4:56 am - Do you have a utility closet, drawer or room? If you keep it organized, it sure can be handy in the average home. But with all the stuff one collects in this area, it qu...
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Developer kicks in free parking for buyers at Wolf RidgeNov 23, 2012 4:54 am - Buyers seeking an immediate-occupancy residence can lock in financing with a 5-percent down payment and receive two free parking spaces valued at $9,500 at Wolf Ridge Co...
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About real estate: Transferred military personnel can qualify for big tax breakNov 23, 2012 4:45 am - A little-known federal law allows many members of the armed services who are transferred to another state a chance to keep their income taxes to a minimum — or sometimes...
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FHA looks to tweak some mortgage requirementsNov 23, 2012 4:36 am - WASHINGTON — You may have seen headlines last week about the Federal Housing Administration needing a taxpayer “bailout” by the Treasury and wondered: Uh oh. Is the FHA ...
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Hanover Park library branch to undergo renovationNov 23, 2012 4:30 am - For the first time since opening its doors in 1991, the Sonya Crawshaw Library Branch in Hanover Park will undergo a renovation. The Poplar Creek Public Library District...
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Dawn patrol: Shoppers up all night, cold moves inNov 23, 2012 4:30 am - Missing Streamwood woman found dead A 20-year-old Streamwood woman who has been missing since Nov. 12 was found dead Thursday, according to the Streamwood Police De...
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Spellman’s Scorecard: Not feeling too good about Vikings gameNov 23, 2012 4:30 am - Do me a favor: If you#146;re reading this in line right now, could you pick me up a three-speed juicer? That#146;d be great, thanks. Bear down: ...
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Carol Stream transfers 16 acres to park districtNov 23, 2012 4:30 am - A batter who hits a home run on fields 4 and 5 at Carol Stream's Armstrong Park might make contact with the pitch on one piece of property and have the ball land on anot...
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Golden Domers will be smiling very soonNov 23, 2012 4:29 am - Notre Dame holds its title hopes in its own hands Saturday night, and I think this game will be over by the mid-third quarter. Manti T’eo and the Notre Dame defense wil...
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Heavy annual snowfall is bad for a flat roofNov 23, 2012 4:25 am - Q. I bought a second home in the mountains to use as a ski lodge and summer getaway. It has a flat roof, so I asked my home inspector if that would be OK in snow country...