Real Estate
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How Ye Old Town Inn owner fought suburb, won millionsAug 07, 2014 5:00 am - You can't fight City Hall, the adage goes, but Tod Curtis fought Village Hall, and his side came away with $6.5 million. The 75-year-old ex-Marine has operated Ye Olde T...
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Six things to consider before renovating a basementAug 07, 2014 1:01 am - A basement renovation can increase a home's value anywhere from 15 to 20 percent, depending on the renovations and the market, said John Gutman, vice president of sales ...
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Wheeling OKs Town Center deal; Argiris wants plansAug 05, 2014 5:00 am - It should have been a joyful occasion. After years of uncertainty and delays caused by situations ranging from the economic downturn to threats of a lawsuit, the Wheelin...
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Year-over-year U.S. home prices show a slowing gainAug 05, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - U.S. home prices rose in June by the smallest year-over-year amount in 20 months, slowed by modest sales and more properties coming on the market. Data pro...
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Hanover Park 'getting close' to deal with Hanover Square buyerAug 05, 2014 1:01 am - While he called negotiations a "work in progress," Hanover Park Mayor Rodney Craig said Tuesday he's optimistic the village will reach a deal with a developer who wants ...
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Buffalo Grove could get Lake County's first marijuana dispensaryAug 05, 2014 1:01 am - Buffalo Grove could become the first community in Lake County to host a medical marijuana dispensary. A company called Midwest Releaf, based in Gurnee, wants to open the...
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Downtown Elgin business leaves, another moves inAug 05, 2014 1:01 am - Spacetaste Gallery has left downtown Elgin and will be replaced by Mr. Cheaps Mattress, which is moving into the Chicago Street space in two weeks. Spacetaste Galler...
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Seal off entry points to cut off insect invasionAug 05, 2014 1:01 am - Q. Bees and wasps are making our home theirs. How do we deter them from doing this? We've had D-Bug and Terminix come to no avail. A. Where do the insects make your home...
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Lake Barrington sets hearing on gas stationAug 04, 2014 1:01 am - A public hearing regarding a proposed Speedway gas station will be held at 7 p.m. Aug. 14 at the Lake Barrington's village hall, 23860 N. Old Barrington Road. The develo...
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In San Francisco real estate, $1M won't buy muchAug 03, 2014 7:47 am - SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco Association of Realtors President Betty Taisch has two words of advice for those who want to live here and think $1 million will buy them t...