Real Estate
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Co-tenants can be held liable to pay each other's rentOct 09, 2015 1:00 am - Landlords often include a clause in their lease contracts that many co-tenants don't realize makes them responsible for a roommate's missed rental payments. Q. My friend...
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Uncovering a hidden fireplaceOct 09, 2015 1:00 am - Q. Our house is very old, and there seems to be a fireplace that was covered over with wallboard. We'd like to restore the fireplace but have no idea what we'll find whe...
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Upfront insurance to cover down paymentOct 09, 2015 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - When you put down thousands of dollars to purchase a home, you're taking a potentially serious financial risk: You could lose some or all of that money if t...
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Newly built homes in days rather than monthsOct 09, 2015 1:00 am - Builders can deliver homes in days rather than months
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Divorce agreement doesn't affect original mortgage contractOct 08, 2015 1:00 am - Q. My husband and I were divorced about five years ago. We owned nothing except a house with very little equity and I agreed that he could keep the house. I think I sign...
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New technology makes replacement doors a snapOct 08, 2015 1:00 am - Replacing a home's interior doors has always made a big difference in the look of a house. But until recently, the mess and expense involved in replacing doors served as...
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Mount Prospect backs tax break for contractor's expansionOct 08, 2015 1:00 am - Mount Prospect officials are backing a tax incentive to help a local business demolish a vacant building in the Kensington Business Center and build a new warehouse and ...
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Gallagher transforming Rolling Meadows office buildingOct 07, 2015 1:00 am - A multimillion-dollar renovation is underway at a large office complex along Golf Road in Rolling Meadows to make it home to insurance broker AJ Gallagher's new headquar...
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Plan for townhouses in downtown Des Plaines get second chanceOct 07, 2015 1:00 am - A proposal to build townhouses on the 3-acre site of a former banquet hall, Christian center and mostly vacant strip mall in downtown Des Plaines is getting a second cha...
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Ex-UN General Assembly head among 6 held in bribery scheme
Oct 06, 2015 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A former president of the United Nations General Assembly turned the world body into a "platform for profit" by accepting over $1 million in bribes from ...