Real Estate
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Shodeen Homes begins selling upscale residences in downtown GenevaJun 15, 2015 1:00 am - Shodeen Homes recently opened sales at Seventh Street Terrace Townhomes, a community of six upscale residences located at the northeast corner of Seventh and James S...
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Bringing the ocean into your homeJun 14, 2015 11:00 pm - Everyone's idea of a perfect vacation or getaway is different. Most would agree, however, that a beach vacation rates up there with the best. Those with homes on a beach...
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Why the real estate business has jaded meJun 14, 2015 7:41 am - This is a topic I've grappled with for quite some time. I was raised out West in a family of modest means. My parents didn't expect me to go to college, but they expecte...
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When big gentrification fights are about more than affordable housingJun 14, 2015 7:36 am - WASHINGTON -- Earlier last week, city supervisors in San Francisco considered an emergency 45-day moratorium on the construction of new market-rate housing in the Missio...
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Furniture fair is mad for modernJun 14, 2015 6:00 am - Furniture fair peddles blend of nostalgia, technology
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When vendor offers free replacement parts, take advantageJun 14, 2015 1:00 am - Q. When we built our house 11 years ago, we had installed a 26-gauge standing seam metal roof. In the years since, two things have happened: The seams adjacent to the va...
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Whole Foods looks to open in Vernon HillsJun 13, 2015 7:35 am - Lake Forest's loss could bring an upscale grocery store to Vernon Hills. Whole Foods Market had been considered the main retail attraction at Amberley Woods, a mixed use...
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Forest preserve district wants Elburn business siteJun 13, 2015 7:30 am - The Kane County Forest Preserve District wants to use the former Patten Rental business in Elburn as its new natural resources work facility, but village officials are n...
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Posh patios have stepped up their gameJun 13, 2015 7:00 am - Not that many years ago, all anyone had outside was a modest outdoor patio table with an umbrella in the middle, four or six chairs around it, near the grill. Outdoor fu...
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Rules should be followed as writtenJun 13, 2015 12:00 am - Q. The board of our association adopted extensive amended rules when I was on the board several years ago. We have a new president who feels the rules do not have to be ...