Real Estate
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Historic Hoffman Estates farmhouse may get eleventh-hour reprieveApr 11, 2016 5:45 am - At the eleventh hour, the village of Hoffman Estates has received two proposals that could save the historic Bergman family farmhouse at the northwest corner of Algonqui...
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Barnes & Noble to close Arlington Heights store May 28Apr 11, 2016 1:00 am - After 16 years, the Barnes & Noble bookstore in Arlington Heights is closing, officials confirmed Monday. The store, located at 13 W. Rand Road in The Annex of Arlington...
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UPS leases spec building in LockportApr 11, 2016 1:00 am - LOCKPORT - United Parcel Service has leased the first spec building at Panattoni Development Co.'s 355 Corporate Center in Lockport. UPS is a global leader in logistics,...
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It doesn't take a Sherlock to deduce the merits of burdockApr 10, 2016 6:27 am - The other day I saw burdock roots in the produce section of our local food co-op, and a less seductive food you will not find. A tangle of long, skinny, hairy things, du...
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How policymakers can help more millennials become homeowners
Apr 10, 2016 6:22 am - If you've been paying attention to this year's political debates, you've probably read or heard a lot more about the inability of the younger generation to get a foothol...
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Dare to be creative with your powder bathApr 10, 2016 6:01 am - One of the easiest rooms to redo in your home is the powder room. It is a public room much like your entryway, living room or dining room, so it is worthwhile to spend m...
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Finding the perfect reading chairApr 10, 2016 6:00 am - A living room without a reading chair is like a spa bathroom without a big tub. Something is missing. Add a cozy reading corner, though, and the room starts to get frien...
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What hotels can teach us about home designApr 10, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK - You know that feeling you get when you walk into a hotel room and you just want to fall on that big white bedspread with the fluffy pillows? Here are some tip...
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Decorating with white not as easy as it soundsApr 10, 2016 5:01 am - From the White House to your house, white is the most used and specified color to paint walls, ceilings and trim. Since 1883, Benjamin Moore has been producing paint tha...
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Homeowner strikes out with shady, inept contractorsApr 10, 2016 4:00 am - Q. In October and November of 2009, I had my aluminum windows replaced with vinyl windows, the aluminum siding replaced with vinyl and the roof replaced (complete tear-o...