Real Estate
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Wheeling OKs early Town Center plans, wants it built quicklyFeb 02, 2016 12:00 am - Wheeling trustees on Monday Monday approved preliminary site plans for the $100 million Wheeling Town Center project near the intersection of Dundee Road and Northgate P...
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Des Plaines project approved, but not before mayor scolds aldermanFeb 02, 2016 12:00 am - Des Plaines officials have paved the way for construction of a $28 million development on a long-blighted parcel of city-owned land at Mannheim and Higgins roads. But th...
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US construction spending hit 8-year-high in 2015
Feb 01, 2016 6:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. construction spending rebounded slightly in December, helping push total spending for 2015 to the highest level in eight years. Construction spend...
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New retail plaza to replace old Giordano's at Rand, Rt. 22Feb 01, 2016 12:00 am - Lake Zurich village board members have approved a plan for a retail building to replace a vacant restaurant considered an eyesore at Rand Road and Route 22. Village trus...
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Traditional look returns, inspired by the AbbeyJan 31, 2016 6:26 am - "Downton Abbey" is in its sixth and final season. No more soirees with Lady Mary, invitations to the hunt, or heart-to-hearts with Anna and Bates. Wouldn't it be grand t...
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Could Islamic center suit against Des Plaines be resolved this year?Jan 31, 2016 12:00 am - Des Plaines officials believe the federal government's suit against the city for refusing to allow a Bosnian Islamic center to open could be resolved this year, and pote...
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Board lacked authority to enter three-year management agreementJan 30, 2016 12:00 am - A recent Illinois appellate level case concerns the validity of a management agreement entered into by a condominium association. The outcome did not go well for the man...
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American furniture can be made to orderJan 30, 2016 12:00 am - Market conditions in the furniture industry about five years ago forced Gary O'Reilly, owner of O'Reilly's Furniture in Libertyville, to reinvent his business. That is w...
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Shopping for a home is unlike shopping for anything else.Jan 30, 2016 12:00 am - Home buying ranks as the biggest purchase most people make - not just measured by dollars, but by importance of decisions. When buyers reach the closing table, it's the ...
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Artificial lights can keep houseplants growing in winterJan 29, 2016 5:00 am - Short days put sunlight at a premium. Even houseplants feel it. Mostly, they just sit and wait for better growing conditions. But for indoor gardeners who want plants to...