Real Estate
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Wallpapers can take you on a tripJul 09, 2016 7:00 am - Wallpaper goes in and out of fashion. Right now, it's enjoying an "in" moment. There are wildly creative designs coming out of studios all over the world. Some of the be...
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Despite low rates, market is tough on first-time buyersJul 09, 2016 6:01 am - Many prospective homebuyers are feeling frustrated. They love the super low interest rates of today's mortgages, but the rising prices and related qualification requirem...
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A vertical garden takes just inches of spaceJul 09, 2016 6:00 am - Are you a gardener who is short on space or time? Take your plants vertical. Ben Friton founded Can YA Love, a Washington, D.C.-based company that gives vertical-gardeni...
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Seller wants to pull listing after cousin expresses interestJul 09, 2016 5:00 am - Q. My wife and I are both in our 70s. We have arranged to move into senior housing, but now we have a problem. We put our home - where we have lived for almost 50 years ...
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Open meeting lawsJul 09, 2016 5:00 am - Q. As I understand it, the board of our condominium can ratify unanimous decisions at board meetings, after the decision is made and action has already been taken outsid...
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Don't be fooled by "greenwashing" of homesJul 08, 2016 5:00 am - WASHINGTON - The practice is called "greenwashing" and home shoppers need to be on guard: It means a house is being marketed as environmentally friendly and energy-savin...
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Woodfield Mall declared 'StormReady'Jul 08, 2016 1:00 am - Woodfield Mall management has announced that, through continued efforts to increase shopper safety in the face of severe weather, it has been awarded the designations of...
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Exel signs lease for facility in JolietJul 08, 2016 1:00 am - JOLIET - Lee & Associates negotiated a new lease at 2520 W. Haven Ave., Joliet. Exel Inc. leased a total of 205,920 square feet of warehouse space in the 411,840 square ...
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Hoffman Estates panel on board with plan for temporary Obama archivesJul 07, 2016 5:48 am - Hoffman Estates planning and zoning commissioners Wednesday unanimously recommended approval of a plan to convert the former Plunkett Furniture building on Golf Road int...
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Palatine boxing gym plan to go before village councilJul 07, 2016 1:00 am - A plan to double the size of RUMI MAKI Boxing & Martial Arts, a popular Palatine boxing, martial arts and fitness training gym, will go before the village council next w...