Real Estate
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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 ...
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Scientists working to grow the best tomatoOct 06, 2015 6:00 am - In the day when the mass production of food trumped everything else, plant breeders developed the "perfect" supermarket tomato. Thick-skinned and with a shelf life for t...
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Egg Harbor Cafe in Schaumburg now openOct 06, 2015 1:00 am - Schaumburg's new Egg Harbor Cafe at 1310 American Lane, just west of Woodfield Mall, recently opened. The breakfast and lunch restaurant will be open daily from 6:30 a.m...
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Skip new flooring until basement water situation resolvedOct 06, 2015 1:00 am - Q. The heavy rains in June overwhelmed our gutters, and we had water in our underground family room. We had a new gutter system (the larger kind) installed in front of o...
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Make rules on drone useOct 06, 2015 1:00 am - Q. Can an association regulate the use of Drones on the property? A. The use of Drones, particularly by residents who use Drones for hobby or recreational purposes or wh...