Real Estate
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How to successfully appeal your property assessmentJan 24, 2016 12:00 am - Q. My wife and I are considering appealing our assessment. I remember reading in one of your columns about different ways to request the appeal. Could you please refresh...
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Explore all exterior drainage options before making choiceJan 24, 2016 12:00 am - Q. I am hoping you can provide some guidance for an issue at the house we now live in. This ranch house was built in 1979 and has a walkout/daylight lower level. We boug...
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Wheeling complex that lost water in August signs with private supplierJan 23, 2016 6:20 am - Wheeling's 210-unit Plum Creek Condominiums, which were without water for five days last August, has signed an agreement for water and sewer service with private supplie...
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West Chicago drive-in site won't be redeveloped - for nowJan 23, 2016 6:10 am - One of the last two drive-in theaters in the suburbs has dodged the wrecking ball - at least for now. The Experior Logistics Group recently approached West Chicago's dev...
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Many save eight years to afford a down paymentJan 23, 2016 12:01 am - Many potential homebuyers are now making sacrifices to save for that all-important down payment. Sometimes it's really tough to maintain that saving program. That's espe...
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There are hazards to being co-owner of a homeJan 23, 2016 12:00 am - Q. My house is paid for, I am single and have no kids. I was wanting to put somebody's name along with my name on the title, so in case I die the house will go that pers...
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Mundelein board meets MondayJan 23, 2016 12:00 am - The Mundelein village board will meet Monday night to discuss the latest plans for a residential development on the site of the former Quig's apple orchard and other bus...
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Life annuities and HECM reverse mortgages as tools for protecting retireesJan 23, 2016 12:00 am - My article last week discussed the longevity annuity as a tool to protect retirees who are heavily dependent on a stock of financial assets against the risk of running o...
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Summary of new Ombudsperson ActJan 23, 2016 12:00 am - As noted in last week's column, laws were enacted last year, effective Jan. 1, affecting Illinois condominium associations and common interest community associations. To...
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A new kitchen boosts home's sales appealJan 22, 2016 10:00 pm - Homeowners are choosing to remodel their kitchens again after a retrenching and slow down that lasted about eight years. Barbara Quatroke, owner of Q's Cabinet Shoppe in...