Real Estate
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U.S. vacation home sales jumped 30%Apr 06, 2014 6:12 am - U.S. vacation-home sales jumped in 2013, making up the biggest market share in seven years, as the surging stock market gave affluent Americans a confidence boost. Vacat...
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How to save money on your summer vacation hotelsApr 06, 2014 6:04 am - NEW YORK - Summer vacationers looking for deals on hotel rooms are going to have to search a little harder. The average cost of a room now stands at $110, up 4 percent ...
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The old luster of Mount Vernon's 'new room'Apr 06, 2014 12:01 am - "It's just as I remember it," said George Washington as he strode into the largest and most ornate room of his home at Mount Vernon on Friday. The first U.S. president s...
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Screen tips for the front doorApr 06, 2014 12:01 am - Q. I like to have some natural ventilation in the spring and fall and more light from the front door, but I don't like how a screen door looks. What other methods are th...
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Preparing space for senior relativesApr 06, 2014 12:01 am - Retrofitting a space for an aging relative is a delicate task. First, consider the emotional component before any floor plan, furniture or design scheme. Realize that re...
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Milsek polish superb at cleaning, protecting woodApr 06, 2014 12:01 am - Q. I just read your recommendations for Milsek as the best wood cleaner for cleaning greasy kitchen cabinets. That is what I am trying to do with mine - get the old grea...
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W. Dundee hires lobbyist to find state money for mall rehabApr 05, 2014 8:00 am - West Dundee has hired a lobbyist who ran the then-senate campaign for President Barack Obama to see what role, if any, the state can play in funding a possible renovatio...
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Jeffrey Dahmer's childhood home for sale in OhioApr 05, 2014 1:01 am - BATH, Ohio - The house where serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer grew up and committed his first murder is for sale again in northern Ohio. Situated on a private wooded lot in...
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U.S. Supreme Court: Condo assessments must be paidApr 05, 2014 12:01 am - An opinion was issued last month by the Illinois Supreme Court that is receiving national attention. In Spanish Court Two Condominium Association v. Carlson, argued befo...
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Longer stays require home renovationsApr 05, 2014 12:01 am - Each spring the phone at Regency Home Remodeling in Chicago starts to ring off the hook. Homeowners all around the Chicago area have spent the entire winter cooped up in...