Real Estate
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Greens keep containers colorful all winterNov 26, 2017 5:00 am - With Thanksgiving behind us, it's time to bid farewell to the mums, ornamental cabbage and kale, and gourds from hanging baskets, urns and window boxes. But these contai...
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Mount Prospect housewalk celebrates village's 100th yearNov 26, 2017 5:00 am - The annual Mount Prospect Holiday Housewalk is always memorable as homeowners generously open their lovely homes to “sightseers” who want to check out the interiors of h...
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Light The Lamp eyes late-spring move to new Grayslake locationNov 26, 2017 12:00 am - Light the Lamp Brewery in Grayslake hopes to complete its long-discussed move down the block to the 101-year-old building at 2 S. Lake St. in late spring. The village bo...
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Can mortgage shoppers rely on the APR?Nov 25, 2017 5:00 am - APR stands for "Annual Percentage Rate," designed to be a comprehensive measure of the cost of credit that mortgage borrowers could use to compare loans offered by diffe...
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Readers offer corrections on closing proceduresNov 25, 2017 5:00 am - It's my own fault. I'm breaking the rule I made maybe 40 years ago that says to stay away from items about real estate closings. The settlement procedures in which selle...
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Handling privacy concerns for email and phone informationNov 25, 2017 5:00 am - I want to revisit an issue addressed in my Nov. 11 column regarding the amendment to Section 19(a) (7) of the Condominium Property Act. The amendment, effective Jan. 1, ...
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Prepare the dining room for the holidaysNov 25, 2017 5:00 am - Thanksgiving is the favorite holiday of all for many because it is about fellowship and a simple, shared meal. There aren't massive amounts of decorations to be fretted ...
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Equifax breach already taking a toll on consumersNov 24, 2017 5:00 am - WASHINGTON — The scenario that personal finance and credit experts feared most about the heist of consumer data from Equifax may already be underway: Criminals are using...
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Home inspection limited to what is visibleNov 24, 2017 5:00 am - Q. We bought our house five years ago and hired a home inspector to find all the defects. After all these years, we learned that an important defect was omitted from the...
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An urban rowhouse in D.C. with a sense of homeNov 24, 2017 5:00 am - In an old house, there are endless places to spend money. But for the Hoburg family, whose Capitol Hill rowhouse is 117 years old, it's never been about perfection. In t...