Real Estate
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Elk Grove Village buys Heavenly Bodies and neighboring properties for $6.15 millionMay 29, 2024 6:20 pm - For two decades, Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson had a gentlemen’s agreement with the owner of gentlemen’s club Heavenly Bodies: Take my community’s name out of you...
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Glen Ellyn selling last piece of hotel site to commercial developerMay 29, 2024 4:01 pm - The owner of a Glen Ellyn strip shopping center will pay the village $1.5 million to acquire part of an old hotel property along Roosevelt Road. Village trustees have aut...
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Elgin a nexus of small and large companies creating a dynamic economic ecosystemMay 26, 2024 5:39 am - The Elgin Development Group, a division of the Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the city of Elgin, is the economic development organization that helps existing business grow, attracts new businesses, and assists entrepreneurs.
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Geneva poised for industrial growthMay 26, 2024 5:33 am - In recent years, Geneva has celebrated milestone anniversaries with top employers such as Miner Enterprises and Burgess Norton while working to attract new industrial investment in the community.
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Geneva panel says no to 85-foot Verizon tower near Eagle Brook
May 25, 2024 12:21 pm - The Geneva Planning and Zoning Commission voted last week not to recommend a special use permit to allow an 85-foot Verizon cell tower in a strip mall at 1749 S. Randall Road.
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‘Home Alone’ house up for sale — againMay 25, 2024 10:34 am - The Winnetka house made famous in the movie “Home Alone” is on the market again, ABC7 Chicago reports. It’s the second time the house has been up for sale since the movie...
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How communities can spur economic development in post-pandemic eraMay 24, 2024 12:29 pm - Suburban communities spur economic development using a variety of ways, including performing a thorough assessment of resources, securing visits from site selectors, and encouraging businesses to take advantage of incentives.
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How a board can change bylaws to update carpet requirementMay 24, 2024 6:00 am - Hardwood flooring in a condo violates the bylaws in a condo association. What’s a board to do?
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Home-insurance payouts are shrinking. Here’s how to prevent the worst.
May 23, 2024 9:09 pm - Millions of homeowners will find their policies failing to cover repairs and rebuilding just when they’re urgently needed, with tornado season under way and hurricane and wildfire season on the way.
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Long-term mortgage rates ease for third straight week, dipping to just below 7%
May 23, 2024 8:16 pm - The average rate on a 30-year mortgage dipped this week to just below 7% for the first time since mid April, a modest boost for home shoppers navigating a housing market dampened by rising prices and relatively few available properties.