Real Estate
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Sellers' wall repairs were soft and shrinkingMar 30, 2018 6:00 am - Q. Before we bought our home, we asked the seller to patch several holes, about 3 inches wide, in the bedroom walls. Two days before escrow closed, we did a final walk-t...
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Why wannabe sellers are looking but not listing their homesMar 30, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - Call them the frustrated wannabe sellers - eager to list their homes for sale this spring, but feeling locked out of their markets by severe inventory short...
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Arlington Heights Teen Center building's fate uncertainMar 29, 2018 5:35 am - This story has been corrected to say the Teen Center building is 8,000 square feet. The fate of the former Arlington Heights Teen Center building remains uncertain ...
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Italian restaurant Napoli Per Tutti coming to west side of SchaumburgMar 29, 2018 1:00 am - Schaumburg trustees' approval of a special-use permit and parking variance this week has set the table for the expected summer opening of a new Italian restaurant on the...
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Should last Mill Race Inn building be a landmark?Mar 29, 2018 1:00 am - Geneva historic-preservation advocates are gearing up for the next round of a fight to save the last remaining piece of the former Mill Race Inn, a limestone building at...
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US pending home sales rise 3.1 percent in February
Mar 28, 2018 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The pace of Americans signing contracts to buy homes picked up last month, rebounding from a drop in January. But a shortage of homes on the market con...
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29 townhouses planned in new Elk Grove Village residential developmentMar 28, 2018 1:00 am - A developer plans to build 29 townhouses and three single-family houses just north of the Walmart Supercenter on Meacham Road in Elk Grove Village. Village board members...
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New hydrangea varieties to grow in 2018Mar 27, 2018 11:00 pm - Hydrangeas are the reigning celebrities of the shrub world — gardeners can't get enough of them. There are types for sun and shade, all boasting magnificent blooms throu...
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Carpentersville extends recruiter's contract despite lack of new retailersMar 27, 2018 1:00 am - Carpentersville is spending another $30,000 on a national business recruiter hired to fill empty storefronts. Alabama-based Retail Strategies has yet to secure any new ...
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Extensive intersection work underway in Vernon HillsMar 27, 2018 1:00 am - Travel through Vernon Hills will be more challenging in coming months as work begins to widen one of Lake County's busiest intersections. Temporary signals are in place ...