Real Estate
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Hoffman Estates approves pact to save Bergman farmhouseJun 06, 2017 5:30 am - Hoffman Estates officials voted 5-2 Monday to approve a three-party agreement for the renovation and future title transfer of the 117-year-old Bergman family farmhouse a...
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Wendy's, Taco Bell proposed for vacant Arlington Heights cornerJun 06, 2017 5:30 am - Fast foodies may soon be able to get their junior bacon cheeseburgers and gorditas on the south side of Arlington Heights. Village trustees voted 6-1 Monday night to all...
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East Dundee to offer tax incentives for apartment projectJun 06, 2017 5:30 am - A $1 million project to transform a vacant office building into residential apartments will receive financial assistance from East Dundee as long as a new special taxing...
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Walsh Construction completes Elgin senior lifestyle projectJun 06, 2017 1:00 am - ELGIN - Walsh Construction has completed construction of The Sheridan at Tyler Creek, a Senior Lifestyle Corp. property that provides care customized to the needs of eac...
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New York City is a divine design destinationJun 04, 2017 6:01 am - Every year, more than a dozen interior designers pour out their hearts and wallets to produce breathtaking rooms for the Kips Bay Decorator Show House for the benefit of...
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Ways to make a kid's bedroom whimsicalJun 04, 2017 6:01 am - Reading magically cracks open the secret door to faraway places and mysterious concepts. After reading books together with your children, how about continuing the experi...
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Climbing hydrangeas are vines for the shade gardenJun 04, 2017 6:00 am - The first time I saw a climbing hydrangea, it was growing its way up the trunk of a majestic oak. I was smitten, and Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris also climbed its...
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Retractable screen is an alternative to a screen doorJun 04, 2017 6:00 am - Q. I like screen doors for natural ventilation, but they are expensive, inconvenient and don't look really good. Are hideaway retractable screen doors easy to operate an...
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Take stalk of your tomato strategy before the summer swelterJun 04, 2017 6:00 am - Tomatoes are the divas of the vegetable patch - luscious, celebrated and notoriously hard to please. If it's too chilly, they'll sulk. If it's too hot, they'll throw a t...
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Centuries-old practice is still teaching new things to botanistsJun 04, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - A few weeks ago, visiting a rare book library, I came across a volume of pressed plants and was particularly struck by a specimen of primrose. It was mounte...