Real Estate
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A lone calculator's saving gracesMay 29, 2014 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON - When you need a mortgage - whether to buy a house or refinance - what do you do? More than likely you jump online and check out competing quotes on sites th...
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Five classic homes featured on 2014 Arlington Hts. house walkMay 29, 2014 11:00 pm - Searching for a home in Arlington Heights, Brian and Horeya Czaplewski wanted something within walking distance to the train and close to the village's downtown area. Bu...
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Hanover Park mayor touts new business, Education and Work Center in annual addressMay 29, 2014 1:01 am - Whether its through drawing new businesses or the hiring of a new community development director, Hanover Park "has come a long way" in its economic health, Mayor Rodney...
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Sugar Factory coming to Rosemont entertainment districtMay 28, 2014 1:01 am - Rosemont's entertainment district is nearly built out - featuring bars and restaurants, a movie theater, bowling alley, comedy club, and recently opened indoor sky divin...
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Des Plaines has little sense of historyMay 27, 2014 5:01 am - As I read the article ("Developers interested in Des Plaines' first McDonald's" May 4) I want to say in the words of an old TV sitcom of the 60s, "What a revolting devel...
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Preferred Randhurst when it was indoorsMay 27, 2014 5:01 am - Well now, they really did it in closing Randhurst. Everyone loved the old one. You could walk around without getting cold or wet as a mall walker. Now they want to put s...
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Reader's patio condition backslidesMay 25, 2014 12:01 am - (EDITORS: Henri de Marne is on vacation this week. This column was originally published on May 4, 2007.) Q. We have a patio in the back of our house. Part of it is start...
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Flea-market finds can be home's showstopperMay 24, 2014 5:45 am - The arrival of spring means that flea markets are reopening for business around the country. Shoppers will hunt for treasures amid acres of used goods. A few will come h...
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Natural foods retailer to farmers: Let cows grazeMay 24, 2014 1:01 am - DENVER - Cows should be outside. That's the position of a Colorado-based grocery store chain that recently announced it will carry only dairy products from farms where c...
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Workshops not open to owners are no longer permittedMay 24, 2014 12:01 am - Q. Can the board assemble outside the presence of unit owners to discuss association matters, where no vote will be taken? A. Until recently, the answer was "yes." That ...