Real Estate
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Sierra Ridge in neighborhood profileDec 04, 2015 12:00 am - Nancy Schultz worked in Rockford when she purchased a townhouse in Sierra Ridge in Elgin. "That's the farthest east I wanted to go," said Schultz, one of the community's...
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Finch's Beer Co. takes over Geimer Greenhouses land in Long GroveDec 03, 2015 10:00 pm - Something new is about to start brewing in Long Grove. Finch's Beer Co., which has called Chicago home since 2011, is bringing some of its operations to the old Geimer G...
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US court to put Russians on trial in Magnitsky-related case
Dec 03, 2015 6:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - A U.S. federal court will hear the first U.S. case connected to an alleged Russian fraud scheme exposed by lawyer Sergei Magnitsky. Magnitsky died in a Mos...
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Try these tricks to create space in a small bathroomDec 03, 2015 5:01 am - How small can you make a functional bathroom? A visit to a hotel room in a major city will give you plenty of ideas about how to conserve space yet offer luxury. I thin...
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Choose color carefully to create best lighting schemeDec 03, 2015 5:00 am - Using light to your advantage is fundamental to designing a home to make it the very best it can be. Your home can be completely transformed by changing your lighting. A...
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Buffalo Grove to meet with Jewel about vacant Dominick's siteDec 03, 2015 12:00 am - Buffalo Grove representatives will meet within the next week with the president of Jewel-Osco regarding the grocery chain's plans for the former Dominick's store at Lake...
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Giving it away: A look at past decade's $1 billion donations
Dec 02, 2015 6:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Mark Zuckerberg's pledge to give away Facebook stock worth $45 billion puts him at the forefront of a philanthropic class that has promised to donat...
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Fed says more consumer spending, housing boost US growth
Dec 02, 2015 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The Federal Reserve says the U.S. economy grew at a modest pace this fall, lifted by higher consumer spending and more home sales and construction. The...
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Ruffolo Fresh Market coming to Prospect Heights this monthDec 02, 2015 4:00 am - Prospect Heights residents are getting an early holiday present this year — a new grocery store. Ruffolo Fresh Market will open near the intersection of Milwaukee Av...
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Drawbacks to giving home to kidsDec 01, 2015 12:00 am - Q. I am a 70-year-old homeowner who is thinking of putting my home into my two daughters' names. I would appreciate advice on the pros and cons. I need help with the who...