Real Estate
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Spring cleaning can help you jump-start a new lookMar 20, 2016 1:00 am - As temperatures start to warm up, the need to do some spring cleaning might hit you. Although cleaning is just one aspect of it, it is also a great time to refresh your ...
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Vintage fixtures require some light researchMar 20, 2016 1:00 am - I like to buy vintage light fixtures — sconces, lanterns, pendants and chandeliers — for my decorating projects. I find that vintage fixtures are often better made than ...
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Get your deck in shape for the summerMar 19, 2016 7:19 am - It's been covered with snow for a few months, a behemoth in the backyard doused in white powder. Or perhaps it's just been laying bare, the patio furniture that's usual...
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Home prices are rising because of short supplyMar 19, 2016 1:01 am - Home prices are finally showing substantial increases. The National Association of Realtors recently issued a report on this emerging trend. Home prices posted a strong ...
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West Point Gardens nears completion of Phase IMar 19, 2016 1:00 am - Taking a conservative approach to business pays dividends. That is what Pat Curran, president of Hinsdale-based West Point Builders, learned during the Great Recession. ...
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Developer plans ice arena in unused Mount Prospect warehouseMar 19, 2016 1:00 am - A prominent Mount Prospect construction company plans to open a new ice arena at the Kensington Business Center in Mount Prospect, promising to attract interest from hoc...
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Mailboxes are not to be used for informal correspondenceMar 19, 2016 1:00 am - Q. A unit owner in our association places correspondence to other owners directly into their individual mailboxes at the association. That is, he does not "mail" them an...
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Wills, trusts allow homes to be passed down to heirsMar 19, 2016 1:00 am - Q. I have a few questions about assigning beneficiaries to the title of our house. The house is paid for and my wife and I are both retired. She is 67 and I am 68. We wo...
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Senior living approved for Zero Gravity teen club siteMar 18, 2016 1:00 am - Zero Gravity in Woodridge is holding its final party as a teen dance club this weekend before the building is razed to make way for a new generation - senior citizens. T...
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As april 15 approaches, real estate tax questions start rolling inMar 18, 2016 1:00 am - Moving expenses, insurance premiums and identity theft are on some readers' minds as the tax-filing deadline fast approaches. Q. I'm about to move to Florida to take a n...