Real Estate
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Why we love to hate McMansions, but still buy themJan 20, 2017 5:00 am - There's an ongoing gag in the TV show "Arrested Development" about the home of the Bluths, the family around which the screwball comedy revolves. The Bluth patriarch, Ge...
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Lake Barrington Shores in neighborhood profileJan 20, 2017 5:00 am - About 19 years ago after moving back to the Barrington area from New Hampshire, Jane Ander went with her Realtor to look at condos in Lake Barrington Shores. "The minute...
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The Bidens pack up, share memories of the 1893 vice president's residenceJan 20, 2017 5:00 am - WASHINGTON — Jill Biden's house is bursting with boxes, packing tape and crates. Like five vice-presidential families before them, Joe and Jill Biden are moving out of t...
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'As-built' permits may be a solution when purchasing home with code violationsJan 20, 2017 5:00 am - Homebuyers can face extra costs and fees when purchasing a home that features additions built without a city-issued permit. Q. We made an offer to buy a house a few week...
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District 211 to analyze ideas for Schaumburg siteJan 20, 2017 4:30 am - Having received numerous ideas for the future use of a vacant 60-acre site in Schaumburg, Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 officials will spend the next two ...
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Developer seeks more time for review of townhome plan in downtown LibertyvilleJan 20, 2017 12:00 am - A planned public hearing on a proposal for luxury apartments near the Metra station downtown is being delayed two months at the developer's request. The advisory plan co...
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Gas station, home plan resurfaces for Lake Zurich's eastern borderJan 20, 2017 12:00 am - A plan has resurfaced for a gas station, retail development and single-family houses near a busy intersection on Lake Zurich's eastern border. The project would cover ab...
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Apartments for disabled under construction in Des PlainesJan 20, 2017 12:00 am - Construction is underway on a new apartment building in Des Plaines for people with physical disabilities. Evanston-based nonprofit Over the Rainbow has broken ground o...
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Traffic light doesn't signal Mariano's opening in Des PlainesJan 20, 2017 12:00 am - A new traffic light was switched on Friday on Mount Prospect Road near the much-anticipated Mariano's, but that's not a signal the Des Plaines grocery store will open so...
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Adelphia sells Aurora retail building for $5.2 millionJan 20, 2017 12:00 am - Adelphia Properties has arranged the sale of a multi-tenant retail building at 1480 N. Orchard Road, Aurora, for $5.2 million. The 11,810 square-foot retail building con...