Real Estate
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Six of the hottest landscape trends this yearJul 16, 2016 7:00 am - As the days grow longer and warmer and retailers open garden centers and roll out patio displays, it's that time of year when homeowners, and even renters, start plannin...
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How to unleash the HECM reverse mortgage marketJul 16, 2016 5:00 am - Editor's note: This is the first column in a series that continues next week in HomesSaturday. The need for a robust reverse mortgage market is large and growing. At the...
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Boards can withhold bid documents from ownersJul 16, 2016 5:00 am - Q. I have requested copies of the competing bids for work in my condominium association from time to time. I received copies of bids for one project in response to my fi...
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Old-school cool: Time-tested ways to beat the heatJul 16, 2016 5:00 am - In my hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, summers are hot - that kind of sticky, humid, river-valley heat that leaves you feeling beat up and worn down. My parents battled...
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Seller stunned by home inspector's 'nitpicking'Jul 15, 2016 6:00 am - Q. We finally found buyers for our home, and everything was going smoothly until we were invaded by their home inspector. Now they're hitting me upside the head with a r...
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Young designer brings a fresh approach to Southern styleJul 15, 2016 6:00 am - Margaret Kirkland, who participated in this year's Southern Living Idea House, is an interior designer based in Atlanta. Known for her timeless interiors, she has been n...
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Hawthorne in neighborhood profileJul 15, 2016 5:00 am - The Hawthorne subdivision is one of several areas in Wheaton that offered new housing for veterans returning home from World War II. Many of the original owners were air...
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Batavia considering proposed apartments, parking projectJul 15, 2016 1:00 am - What would it take to get apartments, a parking garage and shops built on the eastern edge of downtown Batavia? Donations of land from the city, and about $13 million of...
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Julian Electric to move HQ to LockportJul 15, 2016 1:00 am - LOCKPORT - Julian Electric said it will relocate its corporate headquarters from Westmont to Lockport. After 40 years in Westmont, the electrical device manufacturer has...
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Koch Foods pulls out of Rosemont developmentJul 14, 2016 5:36 am - Koch Foods, a $3 billion national chicken processor that planned to relocate its headquarters to Rosemont, is withdrawing from the village's planned The Pearl developmen...