Real Estate
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Palatine council to consider townhouse planJun 12, 2016 1:00 am - The Palatine village council will consider a plan to build a 10-unit townhouse development within the existing Auburn Woods subdivision called Auburn Ridge. Currently th...
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Bright Bazaar blogger on color and gallery wallsJun 12, 2016 1:00 am - Will Taylor of the blog Bright Bazaar recently talked to readers in an online chat. Here is an excerpt: Q. I always hear the phrase "pops of color" thrown around on de...
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New research shows George Washington was trendier than we thoughtJun 11, 2016 7:00 am - The changes in a second-floor bedroom at Mount Vernon may not seem revolutionary to some, but to historians, they are profound. The room, formerly known as the Nelly Cus...
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Give a friend a mini-garden, the gift that keeps on growingJun 11, 2016 6:00 am - A summer garden is an instant source of gifts. A busy host will welcome the bowl of cherry tomatoes you bring for the table. A co-worker having a birthday would love a b...
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Some mortgage closing documents require less scrutinyJun 11, 2016 5:00 am - Editor's note: This is the second column in a four-part series that began last week and will continue weekly in HomesSaturday. Everyone who has ever closed a real estate...
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Danada Square East in Wheaton to get Sierra Trading Post, StarbucksJun 11, 2016 5:00 am - When Dominick's closed in late 2013 in Wheaton's Danada Square East shopping center, it left a void that rocked the entire strip mall. Now the mall is under new ownershi...
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Designers help you develop a cohesive lookJun 11, 2016 5:00 am - Most homeowners today include both indoor spaces and outdoor spaces when they think of their home's overall living environment. Traditional, transitional and contemporar...
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Investor offers for out-of-state propertyJun 11, 2016 5:00 am - Q. Our deceased parents left us a home in a state in which we no longer live. We have no intention of returning there. We renovated the house out of respect for our pare...
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Minutes should be available to owners in a timely fashionJun 11, 2016 4:00 am - Q. My townhouse association has a procedure for the approval of monthly board meeting minutes that takes two months. Basically, the previous month's meeting minutes are ...
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Eastchester in neighborhood profileJun 10, 2016 5:00 am - Thirty years ago, when Jan and Eric Pennacchia looked at blueprints of a new home and saw two walk-in closets in the master bedroom, that's all it took - they were sold ...