Real Estate
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Geneva adds 8 spots for affordable housingOct 03, 2015 1:00 am - Geneva is adding eight sites to the list of places where it might allow affordable housing to be built. The city council will vote on revisions to the Geneva portion of ...
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Growing HVAC company opens showroomOct 03, 2015 1:00 am - The Chicago area is a place of temperature extremes. We suffer from frigid winters and scorching prairie summers. That is why homeowners here need to make sure their hea...
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More California winemakers using less water to grow grapesOct 03, 2015 1:00 am - RUTHERFORD, Calif. - The grape vines that grower Frank Leeds tends in Napa Valley stand among the unheralded heroes of California's drought, producing decade after decad...
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Curious about solar energy? Check out suburban sites SaturdayOct 02, 2015 5:00 am - If you've wondered what it's like to install and use solar panels on your property, you can get answers Saturday from people who have experienced that firsthand. The Ill...
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Homebuilders develop desirable outdoor spacesOct 02, 2015 1:00 am - Today, homebuyers want more than the perfect home - they want a good living environment. People want to live in a community with amenities that promote a sense of health...
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Are home inspectors allowed to open electrical panels?Oct 02, 2015 1:00 am - Q. Several electricians have told me that a live breaker panel or fuse panel should only be opened by a licensed electrician, not by a home inspector. I cannot find a re...
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Homeowners cash in on equity boomOct 02, 2015 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Americans are tapping into their home equity at a pace not seen since the housing bubble aftermath nearly a decade ago, but here's a key question: Is all th...
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With new elevator and escalators, Woodfield renovations nearing completionOct 02, 2015 1:00 am - Getting around Schaumburg's multilevel Woodfield Mall has never been easier, despite the final stages of a yearlong renovation going on. The $13.9 million project took a...
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Quitclaim deed won't end mortgage responsibilityOct 02, 2015 1:00 am - Signing a quitclaim deed will not clear you of the responsibility of making remaining mortgage payments, nor will it stop a lender from foreclosing on the property. Q. I...
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Horizon Farms still closed; former owners ask U.S. Supreme Court to interveneOct 02, 2015 1:00 am - The former owners of Horizon Farms in Barrington Hills say they will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to hear their lawsuit against the Forest Preserve District of Cook County...