Real Estate
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Prosecution witness: Ex-NY speaker hid legal-fee income
Nov 17, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A prominent real estate developer testified Tuesday that former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver asked him to hire a friend's small law firm to h...
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US homebuilder sentiment slips in November
Nov 17, 2015 6:00 am - U.S. homebuilders are feeling slightly less confident in their sales prospects heading into next year, even as their overall sales outlook remains favorable. The Nationa...
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Home Depot beats Street 3Q forecasts on sales boost
Nov 17, 2015 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Home Depot Inc. reported its profit rose 12.2 percent in its fiscal third-quarter as sales gained ground, fueled partly by a continued housing market...
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Thinking outside the box for extra storage spaceNov 17, 2015 5:01 am - Sometimes weird is good. Quirky and peculiar space can be discovered when you open up a wall during a remodel or when you tear into one to fix water leaks. Along with t...
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Bar carts let the good times rollNov 17, 2015 5:00 am - It's been years since trendsetters declared the comeback of the bar cart as a living room fixture. But as Washington, D.C., interior designer Skip Sroka says: "Bar carts...
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West Dundee considering Spring Hill Mall TIF districtNov 17, 2015 12:00 am - West Dundee is moving forward with plans to create a special taxing district for its portion of Spring Hill Mall. The proposed tax increment financing district would be ...
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Sugar Grove wins $2 million in lawsuit to finish subdivision's streetsNov 17, 2015 12:00 am - Residents of the Settlers Ridge subdivision in Sugar Grove may finally see their streets and sidewalks finished, since a judge has ordered an insurance company to pay fo...
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Neighborhood profile: Haverford PlaceNov 16, 2015 10:00 pm - Haverford Place presents a great option for active adults with its maintenance-free, single-family ranch homes and clubhouse activities on the west side of Hoffman Estat...
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Lagestee-Mulder buys Burr Ridge office centerNov 16, 2015 12:00 am - An investment entity sponsored by Lagestee-Mulder recently completed the purchase of the 54,000-square-foot Burr Ridge Office Center at 16W361 South Frontage Road in Bur...
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Demolition marks the end of mom-and-pop landmark in VoloNov 16, 2015 12:00 am - Piles of wood and cinder block are all that remains of the modest Skyline Motel, a true mom-and-pop operation that overlooked Route 12 in Volo for 62 years. Early guests...