Real Estate
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Elk Grove Village selling vacant building to printerFeb 11, 2015 4:30 am - Elk Grove Village is selling a vacant building once used as a temporary police station because officials say they have no foreseeable need for the property. The village ...
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KB Homes says new home orders up 25 percentFeb 10, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - In a fresh sign of the recovering U.S. housing market, KB Home said Wednesday that its orders for new homes so far in its current quarter jumped 25 perce...
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Palatine leaders seeing signs of business recoveryFeb 10, 2015 12:00 am - Palatine business and village leaders say there are signs of recovery among businesses in Palatine, despite several large sites that remain unused. Among the larger site...
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Central Europeans feel crushed by Swiss franc loansFeb 09, 2015 10:00 pm - BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) - Elvis Constantin Cluci and his wife had planned a second child, their dreams set on a little brother for their 2 ˆ½ year-old daughter. But due ...
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China's Wanda buys Swiss sports marketer Infront for $1.2BFeb 09, 2015 10:00 pm - HONG KONG (AP) - Chinese real estate giant Wanda Group said Tuesday it's buying Swiss sports marketing company Infront Sports & Media for 1.05 billion euros ($1.2 billio...
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Home Depot: hiring more than 80,000 workers for springFeb 09, 2015 10:00 pm - NEW YORK (AP) - Home Depot Inc., the nation's largest home-improvement retailer, says it has started to hire more than 80,000 seasonal workers for the spring selling sea...
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Neighbors, executive airport leaders spar over studyFeb 09, 2015 4:30 am - Almost 30 years since his family sold one of the busiest airports in Illinois to Wheeling and Prospect Heights, Charlie Priester has returned to Chicago Executive Airpor...
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Brides, vendors to meet at 'Grace Meets Glamour' Feb. 22Feb 09, 2015 12:01 am - If he put a ring on it over the holidays, what's next? When you consider that engaged couples must mull over wedding and reception venues, whittle guest lists without ir...
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Lincolnshire Barnes & Noble could close this year, officials sayFeb 09, 2015 12:00 am - One of Lincolnshire's more prominent retailers could be replaced this year by a medical clinic, village officials said Monday. The owners of the Lincolnshire Commons sho...
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Chinese ex-mine tycoon executed for leading crime gangFeb 08, 2015 10:00 pm - BEIJING (AP) - A former mining tycoon who led a mafia-style crime gang that ran casinos and killed rivals has been executed along with four of the gang's members, a cour...