Real Estate
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What you need to know about what parents leave behindAug 02, 2015 11:00 pm - Dealing with the myriad bits and pieces of a lifetime, left behind when your parent(s) die, is a massive chore that must usually be accomplished at a time when people ar...
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10 things you need to do to keep rainwater out of your homeAug 02, 2015 5:00 am - While some areas of the country have been experiencing drought, other regions have been pounded by rainfall this summer. The rain has certainly put a damper on planned o...
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Corroding chimney needs careAug 02, 2015 1:00 am - Q. We rent a 100-plus-year-old house from my mother-in-law. The house was originally heated with coal. A gas-fired hot water heating system was installed in the '60s. Th...
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Tax bill seems too high to new ownerAug 02, 2015 1:00 am - Q. We purchased our new home (our first) a few months ago. It was just before the real estate tax bill came out. We are in Lake County. The new tax bill is much higher...
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New gas station, retail space plan to go before Palatine councilAug 02, 2015 1:00 am - A plan to add a new gas station and shopping center just west of Harper College in Palatine is expected to go before the village council Monday night. According to villa...
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Tiny house, big benefits: Freedom from a mortgage — and stuffAug 01, 2015 6:00 am - America is having a big love affair with tiny houses. There are television shows: “Tiny House Nation” and “Tiny House Hunters.” There are movies: “Tiny: A Story About Li...
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The tontine: a 17th century solution to a 20th century problemAug 01, 2015 1:00 am - The tontine is an investment scheme where each of a group of participants pays a specified sum into a fund and receives a pro rata share of the income generated by the f...
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$20 million in place for rehab of vacant Aurora hospitalAug 01, 2015 1:00 am - The extension of a redevelopment zone - via the passing of a state Senate bill - may prove critical to whether the former St. Charles Hospital in Aurora can be converted...
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Century Farms in neighborhood profileJul 31, 2015 1:00 am - Built on land that was originally the Erb Farm for more than a century, Century Farms today is a tight-knit neighborhood favored by residents for its north side location...
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Schaumburg Town Square getting grocer, restaurantJul 31, 2015 1:00 am - Schaumburg's Town Square will regain its center in 2016. New businesses have been confirmed for Town Square's two major vacancies - the former Dominick's and the vacant ...