Real Estate
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How to fight viruses, bacteria that can lurk in your homeFeb 26, 2015 11:00 pm - Your own house or apartment might be a breeding ground for unseen "bugs" that can cause sickness or even death. Q. My sister came to stay at our house for a couple of da...
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Signed contracts to buy US homes rise to 18-month highFeb 26, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans signing contracts to buy homes rose at a healthy pace in January, a sign that home sales are poised to accelerate after a slow ...
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High visibility and use put kitchens in the spotlightFeb 26, 2015 10:00 pm - Beautiful and efficient kitchens take center stage in today's open-style home designs. No longer walled away out of sight, today's kitchens welcome family and friends ...
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Home proposal floated for former Bobby's Driving Range in GurneeFeb 26, 2015 12:00 am - Tentative plans have surfaced for 100 homes that would be built on the former Bobby's Driving Range in Gurnee. If constructed, Foxford Communities' Wentworth developmen...
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CDW, Medline planning offices in LincolnshireFeb 26, 2015 12:00 am - Two prominent Lake County companies plan to move some of their sizable staffs to Lincolnshire this year, village officials have confirmed. CDW, the computer retail g...
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Schaumburg panel recommends first new apartment complex in 30 yearsFeb 26, 2015 12:00 am - Schaumburg's first new apartment complex in 30 years finally was deemed worthy by the village's zoning board Wednesday after the developer dropped 12 of the originally p...
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Mold removal could be a simple chore ... or a major hassleFeb 26, 2015 12:00 am - Q. I read your columns in the Daily Herald but never keep them around. You had a column a few weeks ago about a product to remove mold. I found mold in the basement beh...
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Mt. Prospect might swap who owes transfer tax from buyer to sellerFeb 26, 2015 12:00 am - The real estate transfer tax in Mount Prospect is different from that in many surrounding communities. For one, it is charged to the buyer, rather than the seller. And t...
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Report: Surge in Chinese investment raises fraud risksFeb 25, 2015 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Chinese investors seeking green cards to live in America run the risk of being defrauded under a loosely regulated visa program, according to a report ...
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Correction: Sears-Results storyFeb 25, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - In a story Feb. 27 about Sears Holdings Corp., The Associated Press reported erroneously that Chief Financial Officer Rob Schriesheim said in a statement...