Real Estate
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Readers voice strong consensus on fence vs. hedgeJul 15, 2017 6:00 am - A few weeks ago, a reader wrote in to ask about whether to replace a long-standing hedge around his corner property with a picket fence for the cost of about $5,000. He ...
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When board may meet without notifying ownersJul 15, 2017 6:00 am - Q. From time to time the board of our association assembles to walk the property with a proposed contractor to discuss details of work to be performed, or with an existi...
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Manufactured housing market has good and bad sidesJul 15, 2017 6:00 am - It has been more than 10 years since I last looked at the market for manufactured housing, my excuse being that nothing much had happened that justified another look. Bu...
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Drip your garden to productivity and healthJul 14, 2017 6:00 am - The gardener who can do a thorough job of watering with hose in hand is rare indeed. Assuming that a hose spews out about 3 gallons per minute in a circle about 4 feet i...
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Tax overhaul plans in summertime slow motionJul 14, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - If you're a tax-savvy homeowner, buyer or investor, you might be wondering: Hey, what's going on with that big tax code overhaul bill the Trump administrati...
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Disclosure problems after escrow closingJul 14, 2017 6:00 am - Q. We sold our home about six months ago and are now worried about an undisclosed defect. Before selling the property, we did some remodeling work and installed a forced...
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Neighborhood profile: Heritage TrailsJul 14, 2017 6:00 am - Donna and Pat Donovan often walked through the Heritage Trails subdivision in Lindenhurst, where they would pass a house they especially liked. If the house ever came on...
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Surrounded by Des Plaines floodwaters, residents mull buyout programJul 14, 2017 1:00 am - Iryna Sikora checked her neighbor's porch steps every 30 minutes Thursday, watching the Des Plaines River creep closer and closer to her home on the other side of Big Be...
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Pete's Fresh Market preparing to open in WheatonJul 14, 2017 1:00 am - The anticipated opening of a Pete's Fresh Market in Wheaton would accomplish two things. The store would once again bring a grocer to the Rice Lake Square Shopping cente...
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Unclear what will happen to Jack Straw's building in WheatonJul 13, 2017 1:00 am - The owner of a downtown Wheaton landmark has remained mum about his plans after the abrupt closing of his longtime hot dog and pizza restaurant in a quaint corner buildi...