Real Estate
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Buyers disappointed with home inspectorDec 12, 2020 5:00 am - Q: When we purchased our home, the home inspector didn't want us to attend the inspection. He simply mailed us the report. Since moving in, we've found defects that were...
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Confused about timing your home sale? Here are pointersDec 11, 2020 5:00 am - A couple in their 60s - a social worker married to a coffee shop owner - vowed to never let go of the brick ranch house in suburban Maryland that they'd owned for 39 yea...
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Residents moving into six-story Uptown 500 complex in WheelingDec 11, 2020 12:00 am - As construction of the high-profile Uptown 500 residential and commercial development in Wheeling nears completion, tenants are moving into the enormous complex. The six...
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Watchdog raises possible Kushner link to $700M rescue loan
Dec 10, 2020 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A congressional monitor of federal pandemic aid is raising the possibility of a link between President Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner, and a ...
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Elk Grove Village trustees agree Gullo properties can stay outside village, with caveatsDec 09, 2020 4:30 am - Seven properties along Higgins Road controlled by developer Mario Gullo will remain unincorporated and not subject to Elk Grove Village's ordinances, under terms of a se...
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Plan would add 8-unit townhouse building to Lake Zurich lakefrontDec 09, 2020 4:30 am - Lake Zurich trustees were upbeat about a developer's plan to build an eight-unit townhouse development on the shore of the village's namesake lake. The plan, which was p...
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Cost Plus World Market closing Randhurst store at end of monthDec 08, 2020 12:00 am - Cost Plus World Market is subtracting itself from Randhurst Village. The store at 151 E. Euclid Ave., which offers "unique and artisan products" ranging from home furni...
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Does a self-storage belong in a Naperville shopping center?Dec 07, 2020 4:30 am - In a developer's plan to revitalize a rundown Naperville shopping center, the concept of a self-storage facility has caused hesitation among some otherwise supportive ci...
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A home's color should be in harmony with its architectureDec 06, 2020 6:00 am - Who hasn't heard the phrase “beauty is in the eye of the beholder?” The adage is appropriate for almost every aesthetic concern. However, there is much controversy about...
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Code violations not found by inspectorsDec 06, 2020 5:00 am - Q: Last year we bought a newly built home. Our home inspector found absolutely no defects, but now we've learned there are some electrical code violations. How could the...