Real Estate
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Tile no longer just for bathrooms and backsplashesFeb 08, 2015 6:00 am - Tile is massively in vogue. Crack open any décor magazine and there will be countless images of striking kitchen backsplashes, multicolor mosaic showers or bright cerami...
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Technology downsizes the home officeFeb 08, 2015 6:00 am - These days, desks look more and more like simple tables. Any old one will do. Long gone are the days of Rolodex files, huge computer terminals and stacks of sorted slots...
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Arlington Hts. named one of the nation's safest citiesFeb 08, 2015 12:00 am - Arlington Heights is one of the safest cities in the nation, according to the latest crime statistics. Of 437 cities in the United States with populations more than 75,0...
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Source of persistant leak has yet to be foundFeb 07, 2015 11:00 pm - Q. I have had a leak above my living room for about 15 years (the house is a one-and-a-half-story ranch). The living room ceiling plaster is getting wet, and also the w...
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Coffee shop-looking cafe casinos taking hold in suburbsFeb 07, 2015 10:00 pm - It's the lunch-hour rush, and the food counter at one of Oakbrook Terrace's newest businesses offers deviled eggs, mini bratwursts and white zinfandel. Nobody is orderin...
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Man accused of duping investors over fake Texas Disney parkFeb 07, 2015 10:00 pm - SHERMAN, Texas (AP) - A member of a Dallas-area real estate family is set to go on trial after being accused of faking a story about a Walt Disney theme park and resort ...
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Homebuilders adapt to a different timeFeb 07, 2015 5:00 am - Housing starts in the Chicago metropolitan area during 2014 increased 17 percent over 2013 by one measure and 19 percent by another, making builders optimistic that 2015...
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50 Chicago area Radio Shack stores closingFeb 07, 2015 12:00 am - About 50 Radio Shack stores in the Chicago area began going out of business sales Friday after the company's bankruptcy filing. "I came here to get a battery for my tele...
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Builder tailors plans for each locationFeb 06, 2015 11:01 pm - The executives at William Ryan Homes believe in finding a niche market where they do well and remaining in that niche. But they are constantly refining, improving and be...
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Low gas prices help the housing recoveryFeb 06, 2015 11:01 pm - Falling gasoline prices is welcome news for most families. It not only generates more spending money, but also has a positive effect on our housing recovery. At this wr...