Real Estate
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Des Plaines to buy — and raze — two buildings on Lee StreetJan 22, 2025 6:35 pm - Des Plaines is spending $420,000 for two vacant buildings on Lee Street, with an eye toward tearing them down for redevelopment.
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Fox Lake flip wins ‘Ugliest House of the Year’ award from national company
Jan 22, 2025 4:07 pm - A pair of Antioch home flippers purchased a 100-year-old house in Fox Lake and renovated it, earning them an “Ugliest House of the Year”’ award from their company.
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Batavia City Council gives OK to demolish 135-year-old downtown building
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Selling a home with a bad foundationJan 22, 2025 1:15 pm - A seller with suspected foundation problems wonders whether to try to fix it or leave it for the buyers. A seasoned home inspector offers advice.
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Elk Grove Village acquiring Staples, former Aldi property for potential skating rinkJan 21, 2025 6:47 pm - Elk Grove Village is purchasing property with a still-operating Staples and vacant former Aldi for $4.5 million with hopes of turning it into a skating rink, pending buy-in from the neighboring Home Depot.
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People on the move: Inland welcomes new chief human resources officerJan 21, 2025 1:42 pm - Oak Brook-based Inland Real Estate Group, one of the nation’s largest commercial real estate investment and finance groups, has named Stacey Gore-Brown its new chief huma...
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Batavia still assessing options for historic Tin Shop building
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Gatekeeping the ‘Sex and the City’ stoop
Jan 16, 2025 2:02 am - It seems the interest in the “Sex and the City” stoop in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village historic district is endless. After years of tourists flocking to the stoop for pictures, the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission is allowing the building’s owner to install a steel and iron gate at the foot of her brownstone stoop to prevent lookie-loos from climbing the stairs and bothering the building’s residents.
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Options for financing a home sale to a friendJan 16, 2025 12:39 am - A friend wants to buy a home you own, and wants you to offer seller financing. How does the seller sort out the best financing options?
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How to avoid fallout from winter water freezesJan 15, 2025 11:25 pm - Association unit owners may be very familiar with the mess that ensues when a water leak happens. The key is getting owners to use best practices before a deep freeze sets in.