Real Estate
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Furnace problem lingers past home’s purchase dateFeb 06, 2014 12:00 am - Q. My husband and I bought our first home about a month ago. During our home inspection, the inspector determined the furnace was in poor condition and required servicin...
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Residents escape Hoffman Estates house fire, cause under investigationFeb 05, 2014 10:15 pm - Two pets were found dead in a Hoffman Estates fire that started Wednesday afternoon in an attached garage, spread to the home and left it uninhabitable, authorities said...
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Mariano’s launches with new offerings in Lake ZurichFeb 04, 2014 8:46 am - Mariano’s Fresh Market continued its advance in the suburbs Tuesday with the opening of its first new store of the year at Route 22 and Quentin Road in Lake Zurich. Door...
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Buffalo Grove hires firm for downtown studyFeb 03, 2014 9:03 pm - The sleeping giant known as downtown Buffalo Grove is showing signs of wakefulness. On Monday night, the Buffalo Grove village board hired an engineering firm to study t...
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District 21 opposes Wheeling’s TIF plans, saying taxpayers will loseFeb 03, 2014 2:10 pm - TIFs to help Wheeling development would hurt schools, taxpayers, it says
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Subprime mortgages make a comeback as 'nonprime'Feb 02, 2014 5:00 am - Bill Dallas, whose last two subprime lenders went bust during the global credit crunch, pledges to get it right this time around. Dallas, 58, plans to offer the loans t...
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Huntley industrial park faces tough competitionFeb 02, 2014 4:30 am - Not so fast there, Huntley. As Huntley’s fledgling industrial corridor attempts to capture a slice of the manufacturing market, it faces tough competition from towns wit...
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Huntley seeks to become next industrial hubFeb 02, 2014 4:30 am - Huntley is positioning itself as the next major industrial hub in the suburban market, eager to compete with towns such as Elk Grove Village and Carol Stream that have t...
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Short sale can be terminated if deadline not metFeb 02, 2014 12:00 am - Q. I got way behind on my mortgage and my mortgage company filed a foreclosure complaint against me. I decided to try and short sale the property. I got a buyer in Octob...
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Building a sunroom is not an inexpensive projectFeb 01, 2014 11:28 pm - Q. I want to add a solar sunroom for inexpensive extra living space and so it will help heat our house. I would like to build a kit myself or to make one from scratch. W...