Real Estate
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Hoffman Estates approves Duluth Trading Co. storeOct 20, 2015 5:44 am - Hoffman Estates officials Monday approved the construction of a Duluth Trading Co. store in the village's Prairie Stone Business Park, as well as a $225,000 sales tax re...
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Des Plaines OKs townhouses, apartments for vacant industrial siteOct 20, 2015 5:40 am - A long-vacant industrial site on Northwest Highway in Des Plaines will soon be home to new residents in townhouses and apartments after the approval of a $90 million dev...
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Lexington Homes in talks to redevelop Henry property in Arlington HeightsOct 20, 2015 1:00 am - The former Henry estate near downtown Arlington Heights is primed to be redeveloped into 15 new single-family homes. Lexington Homes, a Chicago-area homebuilder, present...
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Assisted living building approved in Des PlainesOct 20, 2015 1:00 am - Plans for a five-story, 68-unit assisted living and memory care building south of downtown Des Plaines got the green light this week from the city council. The proposed ...
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Lester: Could state holdup doom plan for Aurora's old Copley Hospital?Oct 19, 2015 5:30 am - An Aurora businessman has a detailed plan to redevelop the city's abandoned old Copley Hospital, old Waubonsee College and the Crosby-Hobbs building for about $65 millio...
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Need updated bathroomOct 18, 2015 9:00 am - I am a single young woman living on my own. I purchased this lovely home from an elderly couple. It needs a lot of updating, starting with this bathroom! I don't know mu...
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Hiding doors a challengeOct 18, 2015 9:00 am - I deserve to win the home improvement package because my doors are so cheap and outdated that we keep them wide open so guests do not notice the doors' poor condition. O...
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Freshly sealed driveway should be blocked off from trafficOct 18, 2015 8:00 am - Q. On Sept. 1, I had my new driveway sealed after two years of letting it dry out. Within two hours, the letter carrier walked across the wet driveway, then put eight ta...
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Multigeneration homes in demand
Oct 18, 2015 7:37 am - Michael Cox and Aimee Norwood, married baby boomers, sold their home and were about to sign a contract for a newly built house in Virginia when their lives took an unexp...
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Updated doors set the stage; smart lighting makes it shineOct 18, 2015 7:00 am - Doors, walls and lighting in a room serve a function that is similar to background music. They are not meant to be the main focus of those enjoying the space, but instea...