Real Estate
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Experts' favorite folding chairs for entertaining a crowdDec 29, 2017 5:00 am - When hosting for the holidays and beyond, extra seating is easily overlooked, says Aleah Valley, an event planner in Seattle. But if you plan your seating as well as you...
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Are your cabinets and carpet emitting chemicals?Dec 29, 2017 5:00 am - We feel safe in our homes, but that can be a false sense of security. The threat I'm talking about is something we can't see: Indoor air pollution. The air in our homes ...
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Why saving Des Plaines McDonald's No. 1 might be tougher this timeDec 29, 2017 4:30 am - When McDonald's Corp. announced last month it planned to demolish the replica of founder Ray Kroc's first restaurant in Des Plaines, negative reaction was swift on socia...
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No buyers for Mundelein's former village hallDec 29, 2017 12:00 am - Mundelein officials have received no offers for the old village hall building since putting the Hawley Street property on the market in September. Trustees and admin...
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Decade since recession: Thriving cities leave others behind
Dec 28, 2017 6:00 am - As the nation's economy was still reeling from the body blow of the Great Recession, Seattle's was about to take off. In 2010, Amazon opened a headquarters in the little...
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Last part of Mill Race Inn: Make it a landmark or raze it?Dec 28, 2017 12:00 am - The owner of the last remaining part of the former Mill Race Inn - a small limestone building dating to 1846 - wants to demolish it. A Geneva resident, however, wants it...
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Average mortgage rates climbed this weekDec 28, 2017 12:00 am - Long-term U.S. mortgage rates increased this week, although they're lower than a year ago. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac says the average rate on 30-year fixed-rate mortgag...
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Construction begins on Vetter headquarters in Des PlainesDec 28, 2017 12:00 am - German pharmaceutical company Vetter Pharma has started construction on its $350 million U.S. headquarters in Des Plaines. The first phase of construction at the 17-acr...
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6 essential questions and answers about prepaying your property taxes
Dec 28, 2017 12:00 am - People around the country are rushing to prepay their property taxes ahead of Jan. 1, when the tax overhaul enacted by Congress and signed into law by President Donald T...
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Schaumburg REI store closing Jan. 11Dec 27, 2017 12:00 am - Schaumburg's REI outdoor sporting goods store just west of Woodfield Mall has seen its last Christmas shopping season and is now in the midst of its last post-Christmas....