Lifestyle Stories from April 18, 2015 (Change date)
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Childrens' garden in Rolling Meadows gets a green thumb's upApr 18, 2015 1:00 am - The sound of spades digging into earth mingled with hammers hitting nails and "Hey, Soul Sister" to make a cheerful soundtrack for a new volunteer program that went into...
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Elgin trivia tourney raises money for literacy tutoringApr 18, 2015 1:00 am - Twenty-two teams competed Saturday in The Literacy Connection's 18th Annual Trivia Bee Fundraiser at Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin. Teams comprised no more than four m...
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Projections predict strongest home sales since 2007Apr 18, 2015 12:01 am - Many leading analysts are now predicting a robust home-selling year in 2015. Here's a quote from Len Kiefer, deputy chief economist at Freddie Mac: "This month kicks off...
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Housing and rental scam is on the rise againApr 18, 2015 12:00 am - On a Sunday, a couple looking for a rental (or maybe it's a house to buy) answer an ad on Craigslist and drive out to see the place. At the vacant home they're greeted b...
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Mortgage referral fees and the public interest: forty years of bunglesApr 18, 2015 12:00 am - This is the second article in a three-part series which began last week in HomesSaturday. The Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, or RESPA, was aimed at reducing sett...
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Board elections must be fair, not perfectApr 18, 2015 12:00 am - Q. We followed the declaration and the governing statute in regard to our recent annual meeting to elect directors. However, we did make some minor errors at the meeting...
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