Real Estate
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Why America stopped building the ‘starter home’
Jan 07, 2026 9:45 am - Builders have been constructing bigger and bigger homes during the past half-century. Homes with four or more bedrooms made up nearly half of all new construction in 2022, according to Census Bureau data. That compares with 1 in 5 in the 1970s.
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Illinois House speaker calls Bears stadium ask ‘insensitive’ amid budget pressures
Jan 06, 2026 8:17 pm - Illinois House Speaker Emanuel “Chris” Welch said Tuesday that legislation giving the Chicago Bears tax breaks and state assistance to redevelop Arlington Park is not high in his agenda this spring.
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High-end fitness center, retail coming to old Dominick’s site in Buffalo GroveJan 06, 2026 5:56 pm - Buffalo Grove trustees gave their endorsement this week to the plan to transform the old Dominick’s site into a high-end fitness center with retail.
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Developers proposing shops at former Pheasant Run ask for $3.3M in incentives from St. Charles
Jan 06, 2026 1:59 pm - A developer is eyeing the construction of 12 to 15 buildings — including shops, restaurants and a possible hotel — at the site of the demolished Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles.
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Controversial development plans for Cary Maplewood property are still on
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Can condo board discontinue unit owner forum at meetings?Jan 05, 2026 1:30 pm - Our board of directors just issued a statement saying that it will no longer include a homeowner's forum at the beginning of board meetings. Is this legal?
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Should we remove our asbestos ceiling?Jan 05, 2026 1:22 pm - Our home’s textured ceiling contains 5% asbestos. Should we spray paint to cover it or pay a contractor $3,000 to remove it?
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‘More than houses’: Residents fight to save neighborhood near AddisonJan 05, 2026 10:18 am - Residents of 53 Trails Estates have been fighting to preserve their well-established neighborhood near Addison. They say the area east of Route 53 and south of Army Trail Road has been targeted by Transwestern Development through a commercial real estate firm. Many have publicly made clear they have no intention of selling their homes.
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Are proxies counted toward a quorum at association meeting?Dec 31, 2025 3:10 pm - Very few owners attend the annual meeting of our association; most contribute via a proxy. Are the proxies counted toward a quorum?
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Homebuilders hoped for a boom in 2025. They didn’t get one.