Real Estate
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Liz Weston: 3 sites to help aging parents organize details
Jun 24, 2019 7:00 am - Certified financial planner Sean Fletcher of San Francisco knew his dad had an estate plan, complete with a health care directive detailing what medical treatment should...
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St. Charles turning focus to redeveloping downtown north of Main StreetJun 24, 2019 5:30 am - Stand on the Main Street Bridge in St. Charles facing south, and the first thing you'll notice is development - new mixed-use buildings, parking decks and streetscape im...
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Want a piece of 'Empire'? $9.5M will get you the Barrington Hills estate featured in seriesJun 24, 2019 5:30 am - You don't have to preside over a fictional hip-hop empire to possess its trappings, such as the Barrington Hills mansion that serves as the TV home of music mogul Luciou...
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District 54 hires broker to sell donated Schaumburg landJun 24, 2019 1:00 am - Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54 school board members have hired the Oak Brook-based real estate broker CBRE to assist in the district's latest attempt to sell...
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How and when to complain to your home inspectorJun 23, 2019 6:00 am - Q. Since we bought our home, there have been problems that were overlooked by our home inspector. We relied on our inspector to let us know if anything was wrong. Where ...
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Family-owned garden center still expandingJun 22, 2019 7:00 am - Chicago-area homeowners spend all winter dreaming about summer and the time they can spend enjoying their yard. Most don't want to slave on their yard, but they do long ...
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Even a 70-year-old renter may have reasons to buyJun 22, 2019 6:00 am - Q. What do you think of an older person buying a house or a condo? I'll be 70 this year. I am single, and I have excellent credit. I've been looking for an apartment, an...
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No rule of thumb to determine reservesJun 22, 2019 6:00 am - Q. I'm a new condominium board member and I believe the reserve contribution we make is too high. Our annual operating budget is about $300,000. More than 30% of our inc...
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Jameson's Charhouse planned for former TGI Friday's location in Vernon HillsJun 22, 2019 1:00 am - A familiar restaurant location on Route 60 in Vernon Hills likely will be getting a new user for the first time in 25 years. Jameson's Charhouse has a preliminary green ...
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Meet the organizing pros who let you keep more stuffJun 21, 2019 7:00 am - NEW YORK — Joanna Teplin and Clea Shearer of the Nashville-based company The Home Edit believe in streamlining your belongings to get organized, but they say it isn't re...