Real Estate
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Can owners question board members at meetings?Mar 18, 2017 6:00 am - Q. Our association recently changed management companies. Prior to the change, at the start of board meetings, there was an open session where homeowners could ask the b...
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Condo owner has options that are cheaper than suingMar 18, 2017 6:00 am - This past week, lots of readers were commenting on each other's problems. Here's the simplest suggestion that came in for those unhappy condo owners: • "I read your colu...
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Common earnest-money deposit mistakes that some buyers makeMar 17, 2017 6:00 am - Virtually all real estate sales contracts require the buyer to make an upfront deposit. Buyers should tread carefully and expect the unexpected. Q. The housing market in...
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Energy savings drives new products, building practicesMar 17, 2017 6:00 am - You rush to the grocery store after work but can't remember whether you need a gallon of milk for the kids. So you just look at your phone to check the supply. Tech-savv...
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District 211 to seek appraisal of vacant Schaumburg siteMar 17, 2017 5:25 am - Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 board members hope an evaluation and appraisal of the 60 acres of vacant land the district owns in a Schaumburg neighborhood...
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Mount Prospect favors extending Goodwill tax breakMar 17, 2017 1:00 am - Mount Prospect village trustees have recommended renewing a Class 6b Tax Abatement for Goodwill LLC, located at 411 Kingston Court, in the Kensington Business Center. Th...
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No 24-hour operation for proposed Rolling Meadows Dunkin' DonutsMar 16, 2017 1:00 am - The owner of a proposed Dunkin' Donuts/Baskin-Robbins has agreed to shorten hours of operation and move the drive-through farther from a nearby Rolling Meadows condomini...
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Lake-Cook Corridor study includes interesting findings about hotels, health careMar 16, 2017 1:00 am - Retail has been the primary focus for many who have looked at Buffalo Grove's Draft Lake-Cook Corridor Market Study and Existing Condition Report, which recently was dis...
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Light the Lamp Brewery getting ready for new Grayslake locationMar 16, 2017 1:00 am - Light the Lamp Brewery in Grayslake soon will be moving its production to another village building, the first phase of the beer maker's planned expansion. Rehabilitation...
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Mundelein approves development deal for $30 million nursing homeMar 15, 2017 5:15 am - A development agreement for a new $30 million nursing home has been approved by Mundelein's village board. The proposed Transitional Care of Lake County facility is set ...