Real Estate
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Demolition of Des Plaines replica McDonald's imminentAug 20, 2018 1:00 am - Demolition of the replica of Ray Kroc's original McDonald's in Des Plaines is imminent, as crews returned Monday to set up fencing and make site preparations in anticipa...
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Oberweis proposes dairy-pizza-burger operation in GenevaAug 20, 2018 1:00 am - The Oberweis Group wants to open an operation to sell ice cream, pizza and hamburgers under one roof at the Fabyan Crossing shopping center on Randall Road in Geneva. Th...
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Peak Construction begins work on Naperville developmentAug 20, 2018 1:00 am - Peak Construction Corp. in Des Plaines has been awarded Black Creek Group's Naperville DC project. The 131,040 square foot speculative facility is on Frontenac Road. T...
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Colonial Cafe closes abruptly in Elgin and Crystal LakeAug 20, 2018 1:00 am - The Elgin and Crystal Lake locations of Colonial Cafe abruptly closed Monday after decades in business. Even though this is “a day for Colonial that we are sorry it happ...
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Elk Grove Village buys closed motel, plans to demolish itAug 20, 2018 1:00 am - Elk Grove Village is spending $5.6 million to purchase and demolish a shuttered motel in an area officials believe to be primed for future development. The village inked...
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Design Destination: San Miguel de Allende, MexicoAug 19, 2018 7:01 am - San Miguel de Allende is not just another picturesque, rustic town in Mexico. It is a place where creativity seems to waft through the air as if by magic. It is no wonde...
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Pressure-treated wood should not be paintedAug 19, 2018 6:00 am - Q. This photo is the floor of our screened-in porch. Please provide suggestions for refinishing - paint, vinyl planks or other. We are not interested in outdoor carpet. ...
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Sprinkler systems will be required in new Palatine homesAug 19, 2018 1:00 am - Over the objections of a residential construction trade association and others, Palatine will require automatic sprinkler systems for new single-family homes starting ne...
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Your house isn't a piggy bankAug 19, 2018 1:00 am - Your home equity could keep you afloat in retirement or bail you out in an emergency - but not if you spend it first. U.S. homeowners are sitting on nearly $6 trillion o...
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Association must protect deceased owner's propertyAug 18, 2018 7:00 am - Q. An owner of as unit in our association recently died. Various family members have now come to the association office and have demanded that the association give them ...