Real Estate
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Buffalo Grove creating new vision for Prairie View neighborhoodApr 30, 2018 1:00 am - Buffalo Grove will host a public open house next week to kick off the creation of a new vision for the area surrounding the Prairie View Metra station. The village has h...
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How Elmhurst wants to improve 5 business zonesApr 30, 2018 1:00 am - Elmhurst planners, consultants and residents have been collaborating for the past year to brainstorm ideas for improving five business zones in town. Now draft plans fo...
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The Pences: At home with history and a cat, a dog, a bunny and the beesApr 29, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON — The official residence of the vice president, an 1893 Victorian home on a leafy hill, has always been a more laid-back place to live than the fancy digs at ...
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Dining chairs are like adjectivesApr 29, 2018 6:01 am - An elegant dinner party should be what we all live for. There is hardly any finer experience than being the guest of a gracious host, especially for dinner. And there is...
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How to install cedar sidingApr 29, 2018 6:00 am - Q. My question for you is about the correct way to redo the siding on our house. Our house is a Garrison colonial style built in 1985. I like the look of the traditional...
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New perennials to delight gardenersApr 29, 2018 6:00 am - Every spring, gardeners head back to their local garden centers anxious to discover new perennials to add to their gardens. Here is just a sampling of the new perennials...
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World-inspired home accents can be shipped to your doorApr 29, 2018 6:00 am - Editor's note: Christine Brun is taking some time off. This column originally published in 2016. It doesn't take very much to add an artistic touch to a tiny home. Two o...
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Exhibit focuses on homes that adapt and change with usApr 28, 2018 6:00 am - Most housing is designed for nuclear families, but most U.S. households don't meet that description. That's why flexible floor plans — and innovations including movable ...
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What a board can discuss privatelyApr 28, 2018 6:00 am - Q. I'm still confused about what the board of our condominium association can discuss "behind closed doors" and without owners in attendance. Can you publish a reminder?...
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Recent questions in my mailbox about mortgage shoppingApr 28, 2018 6:00 am - Q. How many price quotes should I get in refinancing my mortgage? A. As many valid quotes as possible. Two or three valid ones help, 10 phony ones are worthless, or wors...