Real Estate
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Arlington Heights buildings awarded for design excellenceSep 17, 2019 1:00 am - Two buildings in Arlington Heights have received the Alan F. Bombick Award for Excellence in Design from the village's design commission. Kensington School, 840 E. Kensi...
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Resident crew gets the job done at Vernon Hills senior communitySep 17, 2019 1:00 am - The members of the demolition crew who went to work Tuesday morning at theBrookdale Senior Living Solutions community in Vernon Hills were a little older than what one m...
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Row houses added to plans for Schaumburg's massive north-side projectSep 16, 2019 5:30 am - Significant progress continues to be made on the simultaneous redevelopment of the former 322-acre Motorola Solutions campus in Schaumburg and the planned transformation...
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The hope of sustainable designSep 15, 2019 7:00 am - Today more than ever, people are concerned about the environment. Every day, they demand construction, goods and services that are made ethically, socially conscious and...
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Keep your mums blooming as long as possibleSep 15, 2019 7:00 am - For many of us, Labor Day marks the unofficial beginning of fall. Even if we want to hold on to summer for the rest of September, there are reminders of fall everywhere....
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Designers share secret tricks for using decorative pillowsSep 15, 2019 7:00 am - A benefit (and hazard) of my job as a design writer is spending chunks of time with decorating experts in beautiful homes. I always learn something from pros who have a ...
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Precarious spot for mobile home owners as investors swoop in
Sep 15, 2019 7:00 am - ASPEN, Colorado (AP) - When the time came for her to sell the mobile home park she and her son owned near Aspen, 89-year-old Harriett Noyes had two big offers and an eve...
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Self-employed and trying to get a mortgage? Here's what you need to do to qualify.
Sep 15, 2019 6:18 am - An estimated one-third of all employees in the United States work part-time or full-time as freelancers or contract workers, according to Gallup. Self-employment can be ...
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Eliminating green mold from concrete stepsSep 15, 2019 6:00 am - Q. The concrete steps at my house are moldy and kind of green on the risers, except where I applied a concrete sealer. I did it badly, so you can see areas that look lik...
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Air conditioner requires visible disconnect switchSep 15, 2019 6:00 am - Q. One problem I've noticed with home inspectors is they sometimes report defects that turn out not to be defective at all. Here's a case in point: An inspector cited my...