Real Estate
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Electrolux takes new stab at intelligent homeMar 22, 2015 12:00 am - Electrolux AB is revisiting dot-com era attempts to build an intelligent home around its appliances, just as the likes of Apple Inc. and Google Inc. ramp up their offeri...
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Break ground with the right toolsMar 21, 2015 7:00 am - The right tools for the job can be the difference between an interminable landscaping project and one that goes smoothly and efficiently. Aspiring landscapers probably h...
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Kitchen upgrades heat upMar 21, 2015 1:00 am - As homeowners emerge from their recent state of “recession hibernation” and start spending money on home improvement projects again, companies like Imperial Stone in Elk...
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Chicago Home Show about more than just remodelingMar 21, 2015 1:00 am - The Chicago Home Show returned to the Kane County Fairgrounds in St. Charles Saturday to help homeowners gather ideas and jump-start new projects. Exhibitors present th...
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A new view of boomerang millennialsMar 21, 2015 12:01 am - First, a bit of clarification. Boomerangs are young people who have moved out of their parents' home only to move back in. Millennials are those born during the 1980s an...
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A legacy of the housing bubble: bidding warsMar 21, 2015 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — The housing bubble brought bidding wars — wars over $500,000 properties that ultimately sold for $600,000, wars over under-listed condos that drew dozens of...
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Condo board asked to improve building's accessibilityMar 21, 2015 12:00 am - Q. The elevator in my five-story condominium building stops at the first-floor lobby. However, there are three steps that must be navigated to get to the apartments on t...
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McMansion is back, strong as everMar 21, 2015 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - New American homes were bigger than ever last year, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. After a few years of shrinkage in the aftermath of the Gr...
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Lombard board reviews market findings for DuPage Theatre siteMar 20, 2015 5:30 am - Lombard trustees on Thursday had the first of what will likely be several discussions this year about what to do with the vacant downtown property where the DuPage Theat...
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Rejected by Palatine, medical marijuana facility tries Rolling MeadowsMar 20, 2015 5:00 am - A medical marijuana dispensary that was licensed by the state but denied in Palatine is now looking to open in Rolling Meadows instead. Representatives from Nature's Car...