Real Estate
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Elk Grove Village buys closed motel, plans to demolish itAug 20, 2018 1:00 am - Elk Grove Village is spending $5.6 million to purchase and demolish a shuttered motel in an area officials believe to be primed for future development. The village inked...
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Design Destination: San Miguel de Allende, MexicoAug 19, 2018 7:01 am - San Miguel de Allende is not just another picturesque, rustic town in Mexico. It is a place where creativity seems to waft through the air as if by magic. It is no wonde...
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Pressure-treated wood should not be paintedAug 19, 2018 6:00 am - Q. This photo is the floor of our screened-in porch. Please provide suggestions for refinishing - paint, vinyl planks or other. We are not interested in outdoor carpet. ...
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Sprinkler systems will be required in new Palatine homesAug 19, 2018 1:00 am - Over the objections of a residential construction trade association and others, Palatine will require automatic sprinkler systems for new single-family homes starting ne...
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Your house isn't a piggy bankAug 19, 2018 1:00 am - Your home equity could keep you afloat in retirement or bail you out in an emergency - but not if you spend it first. U.S. homeowners are sitting on nearly $6 trillion o...
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Association must protect deceased owner's propertyAug 18, 2018 7:00 am - Q. An owner of as unit in our association recently died. Various family members have now come to the association office and have demanded that the association give them ...
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Distinguishing mortgage shopping sites from 'gotcha' sitesAug 18, 2018 6:00 am - A mortgage-shopping site is designed to allow a potential borrower to select the best offer from a competing group of lenders before contacting one, avoiding the sales p...
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What mortgage should first-time buyers look for?Aug 18, 2018 6:00 am - Q. We are planning to buy our first home. Between us we have good income and pretty good credit, but not all that much cash for a down payment. Also, we are not married....
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How to reduce plastic, foil and other kitchen disposablesAug 17, 2018 11:00 pm - Disposables have become a mainstay of many American kitchens — plastic sandwich bags, plastic wrap, paper towels, aluminum foil, plastic straws and more. Reducing or eve...
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Frozen credit files can slow mortgage processAug 17, 2018 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — Nearly a year after the catastrophic Equifax hack exposed 147 million Americans' personal and financial data to cybercriminals, victims are about to get a b...