Real Estate
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How to compensate board membersSep 27, 2014 12:01 am - Q. The members of the board of our condominium spend a tremendous amount of their time on association matters. Can the board set a salary to be paid to board members? ...
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Aeroseal repairs heating ducts that leak moneySep 27, 2014 12:01 am - It is impossible for anyone who lived through last year's Polar Vortex to forget the bitter cold and heavy snow it brought to Chicago and much of the country. The unbeli...
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A rocky transition to double-digit mortgage ratesSep 27, 2014 12:00 am - For the last 24 years, mortgage interest rates have been in the single digits, supporting a widespread presumption in the industry that this is the normal state of affai...
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Decorate outdoor space as you would an indoor oneSep 26, 2014 6:01 am - Nearly every home has some sort of an outdoor space, from a generous terrace and backyard area to a small balcony. No matter how small or inconvenient the outdoor space,...
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Mundelein offering Medline $1.8 million to stay in townSep 26, 2014 5:00 am - Mundelein is willing to offer up to $1.8 million as an incentive toward a building expansion to keep its largest employer in town. Medline Industries Inc. employs about ...
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Historic Schweikher House tours on Oct. 11Sep 26, 2014 1:01 am - The Schweikher House Preservation Trust invites the public to an Oct. 11 tour of the 1938 Paul Schweikher home and studio, a Modernist home listed on the National Regist...
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No one disclosed faulty furnace pilot lightSep 26, 2014 12:01 am - Q. We bought our first home last month. It was built in 1948 and has a very old heating system. Our home inspector advised having the gas company check the furnace to ma...
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Kitchens are the heart of the homeSep 26, 2014 12:01 am - For today's heart of the home, it's all about keeping it open. Several years ago when the walls came down, the open floor plan took off and home designs continue to cate...
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Libertyville design firm featured on HGTV.comSep 26, 2014 12:01 am - Award-winning design professional Joan Suzio, owner of the Decorating Den Interiors franchise of Libertyville, has two room makeovers featured on HGTV.com's Designer Sho...
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A tribute to Al Carrell, a 'super' handyman and fatherSep 26, 2014 12:01 am - Editor's note: Al Carrell, whose column has appeared in the Daily Herald's real estate sections for many years, passed away Aug. 27. The following column by his daughter...