Real Estate
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Water dripping from furnace flue pipeMar 20, 2015 12:00 am - Q. We purchased a home that was built in the 1960s. The forced air furnace is new, but the metal flue pipe from the furnace is connected to the original concrete flue pi...
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Congress inches closer to extending tax break for 'underwater' sellersMar 20, 2015 12:00 am - Lawmakers are hoping to extend a recently expired rule that allows homeowners who sell at a loss to avoid thousands of dollars in federal taxes. Q. I know that homeowner...
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Color conundrums and design dilemmasMar 20, 2015 12:00 am - Designer Anna Matthews joined Post staff writer Jura Koncius recently on the Home Front online chat. Here is an edited excerpt. Q. My condo's tiny, windowless galley kit...
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Some say leased solar panels become a headacheMar 20, 2015 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Can going green by leasing solar panels for your roof cost you money - or headaches - when you go to sell the house? Possibly both. Say you get pitched by o...
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Wendy's restaurant near Maine East to be rebuiltMar 19, 2015 1:00 am - The Wendy's restaurant near Maine East High School will be demolished and rebuilt, as part of a remodeling effort at many of the national hamburger chain's buildings. Th...
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Trump says his business experience would play well in gov'tMar 18, 2015 11:00 pm - AMHERST, N.H. (AP) - Real estate mogul Donald Trump, a day after announcing he'll form a presidential exploratory committee, told activists on Thursday his business expe...
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No update on vacant Rolling Meadows Dominick's siteMar 18, 2015 5:30 am - No news is bad news for Rolling Meadows as officials keep waiting for development at the long-vacant Dominick's property on Kirchoff Road. Representatives from Clark Str...
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Strip club owner says she can class up BlackjacksMar 18, 2015 5:30 am - The same group that tried to buy Blackjacks Gentlemen's Club in 2013 is back for a second pitch before Kane County officials. Debra Diaz came before the Kane County Boar...
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Wheeling Arbor Court apartments wants incentive for $1.1 million projectMar 18, 2015 1:00 am - Maintenance or a major facelift? Wheeling Trustee Bill Hein says a nearly $1.1 million project at Arbor Court apartments falls into the second category. Hein supports th...
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Bush served on board of Florida timber firm facing lawsuitsMar 17, 2015 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - In a public move presaging his run for the White House, Jeb Bush resigned from corporate positions at the end of last year. Less noticed: One of the co...