Real Estate
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What to do with asbestos sidingSep 18, 2015 1:00 am - Q. Our house has some kind of slate siding, and we've been told that it contains asbestos fibers. Would it be possible to wrap this siding with wire netting and cover th...
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U.S. homebuilding slows in AugustSep 16, 2015 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - Builders broke ground on fewer houses and apartment complexes in August, a possible sign that the housing market may be leveling off after accelerating for ...
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How to create a cohesive fall style in a three-season sunroomSep 16, 2015 6:00 am - Pardon the pun, but Kitty Olson was most definitely hooked the first time she spotted a hooked rug. Enthralled by the rooster-themed design, which she saw in a book she ...
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$500,000+ single-family homes now pitched for Lake Zurich waterfrontSep 16, 2015 1:00 am - Single-family houses starting at $500,000 are part of a new plan for taxpayer-owned waterfront property in downtown Lake Zurich. At play is a nearly 2-acre site the vill...
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Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Star Homes opens in GrayslakeSep 15, 2015 1:00 am - GRAYSLAKE - Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Star Homes recently opened a new office at 783 Barron Blvd. in Grayslake. Led by local broker/owner Jim Starwalt, the ag...
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End of era: Motorola Solutions HQ leaving Schaumburg after 50 yearsSep 15, 2015 1:00 am - Motorola Solutions Inc. is moving its global headquarters to Chicago after about 50 years in Schaumburg, where its sprawling corporate campus helped set the standard...
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Palatine to take fresh look at downtown planSep 14, 2015 5:30 am - The plan for Palatine's downtown, not examined since the start of the Great Recession, will get a fresh look, thanks to a $100,000 study announced by the Regional Transp...
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Why residential investment could help boost U.S. economy
Sep 13, 2015 7:33 am - There's a big reason to believe that the U.S. economy will be able to withstand the start of the Fed tightening cycle: There's still plenty of penned up activity in the ...
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Free-standing tubs leave more room for amenitiesSep 13, 2015 7:08 am - American poet and novelist Sylvia Plath once wrote: "There must be quite a few things a hot bath won't cure, but I don't know many of them." With September arrived and a...
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Use this approach to decorate any roomSep 13, 2015 7:00 am - After a renovation, it's time to decorate your spaces. You scratch your head and don't know where to begin. Honestly, there is no right or wrong answer. Your decorating ...