Real Estate
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Top 10 home features buyers want nowAug 30, 2014 5:45 am - You've heard the real estate adage “location, location, location” as the golden rule of a home's desirability. But today, homebuyers are thinking “features, features, fe...
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'For sale' sign in the yard is not a requirementAug 30, 2014 12:01 am - Q. Our daughter is getting married late in September and we'll be empty nesters. We'd like to sell our big house soon and get into some senior housing before winter. The...
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Emailed notice of meetings allowed by stateAug 30, 2014 12:01 am - Q. I understand there is legislation pending in Illinois that would permit condominium associations to issue notice to owners electronically, rather than through the mai...
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Don't expect much from unregulated regulatorsAug 30, 2014 12:00 am - The seeds of this article were planted in my brain some 30 odd years ago, when I did a consulting project for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, for w...
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Batavia school board questions need to extend TIF district lifeAug 29, 2014 5:30 am - The Batavia school board is questioning why the life of a tax-increment financing district in downtown Batavia should be extended 12 years past its original expiration d...
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Designing parents turn dorm rooms into dream spacesAug 28, 2014 6:00 am - So much stuff, so little style. The dream dorm room was just not happening. Five years ago, Karen and Amanda Zuckerman hit the malls and big-box stores to decorate Amand...
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Former Arlington Hts. Applebee's soldAug 28, 2014 1:01 am - The former Applebee's restaurant location on Algonquin Road in Arlington Heights may not be empty for much longer. Earlier this month, Sperry Van Ness, LLC announced the...
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Hanover Park homeowners get discount on solar panelsAug 27, 2014 1:01 am - On top of state and federal incentives, Hanover Park homeowners can receive a double-digit discount off the price to install solar panels on their roofs. The village has...
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Dunkin' Donuts/Baskin-Robbins proposed in Elk GroveAug 27, 2014 1:01 am - A combination Dunkin' Donuts/Baskin-Robbins is proposed for a shuttered Pizza Hut location in Elk Grove Village. The village plan commission will consider a rezoning pet...
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Wheaton Courthouse Square development work could start in 2015Aug 26, 2014 5:30 am - After many years of planning and dispute, Wheaton's Courthouse Square development is back on track to be fully built in the near future. The Wheaton City Council approve...