Real Estate
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What happened to the former Haeger factory in East Dundee?Mar 16, 2018 1:00 am - The former Haeger Potteries plant in East Dundee has gone dark. All plastic bag manufacturing operations have ceased at 7 Maiden Lane. A neon orange sign posted on the d...
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Faux foam, mock maple: Spot misleading furniture labelsMar 15, 2018 6:00 am - Americans spend more than $100 billion a year on furniture, and often we're not getting what we thought we paid for. Furniture labels are confusing — frequently downrigh...
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Land sale would close book on Prospect Heights arena sagaMar 14, 2018 1:00 am - Prospect Heights is close to selling the final parcels once targeted for a 12,000-seat arena just south of Chicago Executive Airport. Mayor Nick Helmer announced Wednesd...
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Downtown Mount Prospect building boom continuesMar 13, 2018 11:00 pm - Mount Prospect's downtown building boom continues, with village board approval last week of a 12-unit rowhome development called Park Terrace. Richard Bondarowicz of SM...
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Mundelein officials weighing new fee, tax to pay for flood reliefMar 13, 2018 5:30 am - Mundelein officials are considering creating a new utility fee for property owners and a new tax on packaged liquor to fund flood-prevention efforts in town. The new...
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Why some Lisle leaders are skeptical about downtown apartment projectMar 13, 2018 1:00 am - A developer wants to buy and demolish a half-vacant shopping center in downtown Lisle and build a multimillion-dollar apartment and retail complex in its place. But the ...
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Steel tariffs could bring higher construction prices in IllinoisMar 12, 2018 5:30 am - As details coalesce around President Donald Trump's tariff clampdown on steel, local builders and Republican congressmen are uneasy about fallout affecting suburban proj...
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Elk Grove industrial building soldMar 12, 2018 1:00 am - Lee & Associates, a national commercial real estate providers with offices in Rosemont, has negotiated the sale of a 225,006-square-foot industrial building located ...
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Miami's Wynwood is a destination for design inspirationMar 11, 2018 6:01 am - Miami has become one of America's most foreign cities. Stepping off an airplane or out of the comfort of your air-conditioned car immediately lets you know you really ar...
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If your bushes look unruly, it's time for a trimMar 11, 2018 6:00 am - The days are getting longer, the temperatures are beginning to warm and the gardening bug is starting to bite - hard. But the soil is too wet to venture into perennial b...