Real Estate
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Condo HVAC unit needs seasonal servicingAug 14, 2020 11:00 pm - Q: I live in a second-floor condo that was purchased new in June 2019. The HVAC system is a Magic-Pak MGE4 Series through-the-wall unit. I periodically change the filter...
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Beware of online agent ratingsAug 14, 2020 11:00 pm - There's lots of good information on real estate websites, but ratings of individual agents probably aren't worth much. According to the latest report from the Consumer F...
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Board members' term begins at electionAug 14, 2020 11:00 pm - Q: The bylaws for our association provide that the election to the board of our association takes place in November of each year. However, the bylaws are silent as to wh...
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Home prices climb to record in pandemic as buyers seek space
Aug 14, 2020 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A renter most of his adult life, Clarence Swann became fearful that landlords would use the coronavirus pandemic as an excuse to gouge their tenants. So,...
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Buyer finds undisclosed electrical problemsAug 14, 2020 6:00 am - Q: I just purchased a home that was renovated two years ago, and city records show that the work was permitted. The people who sold the house to me had bought it after a...
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Kim Basinger's home from 'L.A. Confidential' now for saleAug 14, 2020 6:00 am - A part of Hollywood film history, the “L.A. Confidential” movie home for Academy Award-winner Kim Basinger in her role as high-class, call-girl Lynn Bracken is for sale....
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Woodman's Food Market walls going up in Bloomingdale with eye toward opening next yearAug 14, 2020 1:00 am - The Woodman's Food Market in Bloomingdale is beginning to take shape with concrete walls going up on the site of a former Macy's that was demolished in 2019. Precast con...
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New apartments nearly complete for low-income seniors in NapervilleAug 14, 2020 1:00 am - A major expansion and renovation project to benefit low-income seniors is wrapping up at Martin Avenue Apartments in Naperville. A new wing offering 66 1-bedroom and tw...
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Donation renews Buffalo Grove's hopes for shuttered car dealershipAug 14, 2020 1:00 am - The site of a long-dormant Rohrman auto dealership in Buffalo Grove has been donated to a Purdue University foundation, which is now looking for a buyer, village officia...
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Downtown Mount Prospect getting grocery in Maple Street LoftsAug 14, 2020 1:00 am - For those wishing for a grocery in downtown Mount Prospect, the wait will soon be over. Wingspan Development Group, a Mount Prospect-based real estate development compan...