Real Estate
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Association boards need at least three members for nonprofit statusMay 30, 2015 12:00 am - Q. In one of your recent articles you mention that in order to maintain the association's status as a nonprofit corporation with the Secretary of State in Illinois, it m...
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Home inspectors are usually able to evaluate roofMay 29, 2015 2:00 pm - Q. When we bought our home, the seller said the roof was new, and our home inspector said the roof was OK. But he only inspected it from a ladder, not by walking on it. ...
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Get your grill ready for entertaining this summerMay 29, 2015 12:01 am - It's a good thing I didn't want to use the grill for our last party. I was moving it and saw just how dirty it was right before the party started. I have devised a basic...
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Hampshire Highlands opens Sheridan modelMay 29, 2015 12:00 am - Hampshire Highlands showcases the Sheridan model home in the new community of 42 single-family homes in an attractive country setting in Hampshire. Homebuyers who want m...
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Federal 'gift tax' rarely levied on down-payment help from parentsMay 29, 2015 12:00 am - Relatively few parents have to pay gift taxes on the cash they give to help their offspring purchase a house. Q. I am planning to buy my first home this summer, and my p...
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Valuation studies show homeowners have great expectationsMay 29, 2015 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Do you know what your house is worth? Would you concede there's a chance your estimate of its value might be higher than what a buyer would pay? A new stati...
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Hoffman Estates Wendy's, McDonald's getting upgradesMay 27, 2015 1:00 am - Two aging fast-food restaurant facilities in Hoffman Estates will be replaced by new, modernized versions of the same brands this year. The Hoffman Estates village board...
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Pie Five Pizza coming to Hoffman EstatesMay 27, 2015 1:00 am - A Starbucks coffee shop, Pie Five Pizza restaurant and Mattress Firm store will fill a new three-tenant strip center at Poplar Creek Crossing, 2500 N. Sutton Road, in Ho...
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Lighting designers become more creativeMay 27, 2015 1:00 am - In addition to providing illumination for daily living, lighting defines a space. The type of lighting chosen and the way it is placed within a room work with the wall c...
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Plans for Hoffman Estates Culver's resumeMay 27, 2015 1:00 am - Plans for a new Culver's restaurant and Mobil gas station at the southwest corner of Route 59 and Hoffman Boulevard in Hoffman Estates are back on track after a renewal ...