Real Estate
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Geneva postpones vote on townhouse planJan 28, 2015 12:01 am - A vote on a plan to build 30 townhouses at Route 31 and Stevens Street in Geneva was tabled Monday, so the developer and city workers can consider suggestions posed by a...
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Elk Grove officials want new group to focus on business parkJan 28, 2015 12:01 am - Elk Grove Village plans to disband its industrial and revitalization commission and replace it with a new group that officials hope will accelerate revitalization effort...
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Schaumburg sets renewal policy for tax breakJan 28, 2015 12:00 am - Schaumburg trustees have approved specific criteria to consider the growing number of renewal requests for Cook County's Class 6B property tax incentive for industrial b...
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Wheeling Town Center delayed by 'unforeseen' gas lineJan 27, 2015 4:30 am - Construction on the $100 million Town Center - creating a long-awaited downtown Wheeling - will be delayed about three months after developers discovered "unforeseen" un...
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US new home sales jump 11.6 percent in DecemberJan 27, 2015 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - Sales of new U.S. homes accelerated strongly in December, a sign that home-buying may improve this year after a lackluster 2014. The Commerce Department sai...
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Gurnee OKs $5.8 million in tax breaks for companyJan 26, 2015 12:00 am - Gurnee village board members have approved a multimillion-dollar tax incentive package for a technology company to relocate in a business park near the Tri-State Tollway...
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Cutting countertop is best left to professional installersJan 24, 2015 11:01 pm - Q: I enjoy your column in our newspaper, the Daily Herald. After reading a recent column, I've come up with a question on a pending refrigerator installation. Our kitch...
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Lighten up! Time to brighten the house with new ideasJan 24, 2015 11:01 pm - Drippy, dreary winter got you down? Time to brighten with ideas both practical and fanciful. Here are some ideas: 1. A little glitter never hurt! "Fold" pillows from Joh...
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What every DIYer should know to paint like the prosJan 24, 2015 6:15 am - Painting is one of the fastest, most cost-effective ways to freshen up your home, but it's one of the trickiest for do-it-yourselfers to achieve — at least to achieve as...
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Population is growing and moving to urban areasJan 23, 2015 11:01 pm - Our demographics are changing - both in size and location. The U.S. population is growing by one person every 15 seconds, according to the Census Bureau's population clo...