Real Estate
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Des Plaines zoning change could allow $1 billion developmentMar 17, 2015 1:00 am - Zoning changes that could allow a $1 billion development of offices, hotels, residential towers and retail spaces that some say could rival neighboring Rosemont have bee...
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Macerich rebuffs $16B hostile bid from Woodfield owner Simon PropertyMar 17, 2015 1:00 am - SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) - Mall operator Macerich has rejected a $16 billion hostile bid from competitor Simon Property Group and adopted a "poison pill" defense to def...
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Willis Tower gets a buyer, not a name changeMar 17, 2015 1:00 am - The Willis Tower, formerly named the Sears Tower and still called that by many, is getting acquired, reportedly for $1.3 billion. The name is not expected to change agai...
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Buffett's childhood home offered for his annual meetingMar 16, 2015 11:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Some fortunate Berkshire Hathaway investors at this year's annual meeting will get the chance to sleep in the same bedroom Warren Buffett did as a boy...
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US home construction plunges 17 percent in FebruaryMar 16, 2015 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - Construction of new homes plummeted in February, as fierce winter weather froze housing starts in the Northeast and Midwest. The Commerce Department sa...
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Insiders reap rewards of Chris Christie's Camden tax breaksMar 16, 2015 11:00 pm - CAMDEN, N.J. (AP) - Under Gov. Chris Christie, New Jersey has provided more than $2 billion in state tax breaks since 2014, often to corporations with political connecti...
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Fed rate hike expectations shake up stocks, bonds and dollarMar 16, 2015 11:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Interest rates could soon rise in the U.S. for the first time in almost a decade, and that's shaking up financial markets. Why all the anticipation? The ...
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MGM and Black Diamond are big market moversMar 16, 2015 11:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks that moved substantially or traded heavily Tuesday on the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market: NYSE MGM Resorts International, up ...
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Bathroom tricks gleaned from fancy hotelsMar 16, 2015 6:00 am - You haven't used a small bathroom until you've showered on a boat or in a motor home. European hotels often offer tiny bathrooms when compared to the typical hospitality...
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Lawsuit seeks to stop Elgin Tower Building planMar 16, 2015 1:00 am - An Elgin business owner has filed a lawsuit that could jeopardize plans to redevelop the downtown Tower Building. Attorney Charles Muscarello filed the lawsuit late Frid...