Real Estate
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Des Plaines aldermen only narrowly favor ending union-friendly bidding rulesSep 08, 2015 11:00 pm - Des Plaines aldermen Tuesday took the first step in trying to get rid of controversial union-friendly city bidding rules, but they still might not have enough votes to m...
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Times are changing, and so are furniture arrangementsSep 08, 2015 6:00 am - Dare to be bold in how you arrange furniture in a small room. Freedom from preconceived notions might encourage a higher function from your space. Toss out old ideas or ...
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Buildings razed for Pilot truck stop, warehouse in Carol Stream just a startSep 08, 2015 1:00 am - Though it looks like a heavy construction zone, it could take weeks before developers begin building what some neighbors worry will be a noisy truck strop on Gary and No...
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New version of Capone's restaurant OK'd by Kane Co.Sep 08, 2015 1:00 am - Conversion of the former Al Capone's Hideaway and Steakhouse into a sports bar passed a first hurdle Tuesday, but a second, more perilous issue awaits the new owners whe...
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Rosemont minor league baseball stadium proposed for land once pitched to CubsSep 08, 2015 1:00 am - Rosemont may get a baseball team after all, on land once offered to the Chicago Cubs for free. Under plans revealed Tuesday by Mayor Brad Stephens, a still-to-be-named m...
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A small kitchen may require ingenuitySep 06, 2015 1:01 am - Getting tight spaces to function often requires thinking outside that box. Planning a very small bathroom, laundry room or kitchen demands you research all options and b...
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Vicenza, Italy, is a great design destinationSep 06, 2015 1:01 am - No, let's not confuse Vicenza with Venezia. The latter is a world-renowned beautiful Italian waterfront town, and Vicenza is the quiet and refined hometown of the archit...
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How to fund that major remodelSep 06, 2015 1:00 am - After 11 years in their Annandale, Virginia, home, Mike and Cherie Jacobs were ready for something bigger and better. But sacrificing their super-low mortgage rate to pa...
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Major updates improve mortgage projectionsSep 05, 2015 1:01 am - Substantial changes in mortgage market predictions are being announced by credible analysts. For example, the Mortgage Bankers Association released its updated mortgage ...
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Short-term condo leases may be illegalSep 05, 2015 1:00 am - Q. A number of owners in our association lease their units, or a room in their unit, for weekends or other short terms, as a vacation rental. Can associations stop this ...