Real Estate
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Loft living now a part of the mainstreamApr 01, 2015 6:00 am - Artists have always sought out unusual and unexpected places to live, prioritizing cheap rents where they could sell or barter for their works of art. Up until the 1950s...
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Sears trying to get more value from mall propertiesApr 01, 2015 1:00 am - Hoffman Estates-based Sears has entered a joint venture with shopping mall owner General Growth Properties Inc. that will help it extract more value from its real estate...
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New brewpub planned for former Flatlander's space in LincolnshireApr 01, 2015 1:00 am - Fans of craft beers and fancy burgers, rejoice - a new brewpub is slated to open at one of Lake County's busiest intersections. Dubbed the Half Day Brewing Company, the ...
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Why has Honda built a house?Mar 31, 2015 6:00 am - Automaker looks to the future as it researches use of energy
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New apartment complexes coming to Lombard areaMar 30, 2015 1:00 am - Developers could break ground on at least three multifamily housing complexes this year in and around Lombard, village officials say. Bill Heniff, director of community...
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Sidewalk, curb, lighting work begins around Barrington Village CenterMar 30, 2015 1:00 am - Work done at the village-backed commercial real estate project in downtown Barrington will begin directly affecting residents and drivers for the next month, the village...
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Millennials shift to homeownership as rents soarMar 29, 2015 7:15 am - BOSTON -- Americans in their 20s and early 30s are getting a nudge toward homeownership a decade after sales peaked during the housing bubble. It's not their nagging par...
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The steep costs of living so far apart from each otherMar 29, 2015 7:15 am - WASHINGTON — In strictly economic terms, sprawl is inefficient. Spread people out, and it takes them longer to drive where they need to go, and it costs them more in gas...
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New home's 'noises' won't be easy to silenceMar 29, 2015 1:00 am - Q. We live in a 16-month-old house. There are noises coming from pipes in two areas: the water heater - a few thumps happen each time water starts to flow; and the furna...
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Make overnight guests fell at easeMar 29, 2015 12:01 am - It is common to stress out about hosting overnight visitors, but those living in a confined space seem to worry most. While everyone hopes their small space will provide...