Real Estate
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Technology puts more spring in annual cleaningApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Anything associated with spring -- even spring cleaning -- looks good when you have had more than 60 inches of snow. That once-a-year top-to-bottom cleaning that many st...
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Give household items a new life
Apr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Springtime is here again, and with it the annual tradition of cleaning house. But that doesn't have to mean bag after bag of garbage. Given fears of a recession and worr...
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Norwood opens kiosk at WoodfieldApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Norwood Builders brings information about its communities to Woodfield Mall. Clothes, jewelry, toys and DVDs aren't the only goods attracting consumers to the malls thes...
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New mortgage brokerage with serious lookApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - I have been spending time recently kicking the tires of a new Web site, www.mortgagegrader.com, which has excellent credentials. It has been developed by Jeff Lazerson, ...
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Owner of late fees at questionApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. I own a 20-unit rental property and have a property management company. One of my renters is having difficulty paying rent on time and I have just noticed that th...
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Formula to find out how green you're buildingApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. We are in the planning stage of building a new house. I always thought of a standard lumber-framed house as the greenest (best for the environment). Is there a wa...
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Fly-by-night inspector blew itApr 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Q. When we bought our house, the home inspector said we have copper water pipes. But when we installed a new dishwasher, we learned that the pipes are polybutylene p...
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Hard hat tours offered at StonebridgeApr 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Stonebridge of Lake Bluff is a new adult community primarily for those 55 or older being built on the grounds of the historic Kelley Estate designed by architect Howard ...
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Carillon at Cambridge LakesApr 11, 2008 11:00 pm - A grand boulevard entrance sets the tone for Carillon at Cambridge Lakes, a new active adult community in Pingree Grove for those at least 55 years of age. The community...
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Park Street in the middle of everythingApr 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Like daffodils and irises that herald spring renewal, the upscale new businesses popping up in the heart of Roselle speak to the growth and re-development of this popula...