Real Estate
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Long vacant, 113-year-old home in Algonquin gets new life
Dec 01, 2025 11:30 am - Matthew Mosur regularly drove by a vacant, 113-year-old Algonquin home that caught his eye. In June, he bought the house and took on the challenge of renovating it.
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Schaumburg considering second tax incentive for industrial project replacing neighborhoodNov 26, 2025 1:33 pm - Schaumburg trustees next month will consider not just one but two tax incentives for a project proposed to replace 19 unincorporated homes near the village’s southwest corner with a pair of spec industrial buildings.
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Will County forest district adds 40 acres along DuPage River in Plainfield
Nov 26, 2025 1:22 pm - The Forest Preserve District of Will County has added 40 acres of land to the Riverview Farmstead Preserve in Plainfield.
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What happens if a board does not adopt a budget?Nov 25, 2025 4:37 pm - What happens if a board does not adopt an annual budget?
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Mundelein annexes land for future housing developmentNov 25, 2025 1:12 pm - Mundelein trustees have annexed more land on the village’s northwest side ahead of another proposed housing development.
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Questions about asbestos and moldNov 25, 2025 1:11 pm - We just purchased a 1920s colonial style home and are now renovating it. In the basement, we removed the carpet and discovered tiles that we fear may contain asbestos.
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D.R. Horton plans expansion of Lombard townhouse development near mallNov 24, 2025 3:38 pm - Homebuilder D.R. Horton has helped bring new life to Yorktown Center with a townhouse development that’s part of a residential district north of the traditional mall complex in Lombard.
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A $6.5 million bargain? Vacant Barrington Hills mansion on market nearly two decadesNov 23, 2025 8:45 pm - A 22,000-square-foot estate in Barrington Hills, once listed for $17 million, is available at the markedly reduced price of $6.5 million and has the added benefit of having never been occupied.
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‘Who wants to spend $800K for a 0.2-acre lot?’: St. Charles neighbors balk at housing proposal density
Nov 22, 2025 2:46 pm - Across nearly 38 acres of one of the last agricultural remnants of St. Charles’ past, developers M/I Homes are proposing 83 single-family homes, but some city residents are raising objections to the plan’s density.
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Cook County’s tax delay exposes Illinois’ worsening business environmentNov 22, 2025 1:30 pm - Chicago’s and Cook County’s tax bases are eroding. The cost of the government keeps climbing.The biggest weak point is in the business sector. Commercial property values in the Loop fell by 7.2% during the past year. The taxes their owners will pay dropped by more than $129 million.