Real Estate
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US home construction tumbled in March
Apr 19, 2016 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Construction of new homes fell in March by the largest amount in five months, with weakness in all regions of the country except the Northeast. Home co...
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Home sales see big increases around suburbsApr 19, 2016 1:00 am - Fox Lake, Rolling Meadows and Glen Ellyn are among the local suburbs that have had seen double- and triple-digit percentage increases in home sales during the first quar...
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Shuttered Polo Inn's days in Des Plaines could be numberedApr 19, 2016 1:00 am - Des Plaines officials hope a judge will grant an order May 6 allowing them to demolish a shuttered motel next to the site of the original McDonald's restaurant. The Polo...
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Rolling Meadows mosque relocation has one last chance at approvalApr 18, 2016 5:00 am - The Rolling Meadows mosque that wants to relocate to a larger site just around the corner from the space it's called home for the past 30 years will face an uphill battl...
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Some oppose plan for video gambling cafe in Prospect Hts.Apr 18, 2016 1:00 am - A new video gambling cafe is planned in Prospect Heights, but some members of the city council have concerns about the project. Elsie's Place, which is proposed for 99 E...
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Modular construction is an increasingly popular way to growApr 17, 2016 7:00 am - When Richard and Terry Jeng bought their tiny bungalow in South Arlington, Virginia, in 2001, they kept their clothes in the attic since the closets in their first-floor...
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Lettuce's bitter rival: ChicoriesApr 17, 2016 7:00 am - If the chicories were a bunch of catty girls, they would be snarky about lettuce. Lettuce gets all the attention, served at every table. It gets the research funding. Th...
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Contemporary chandeliers hang from a lengthy traditionApr 17, 2016 6:00 am - Think “chandelier,” and you might imagine a delicate, expensive, crystal thing that's too fussy for your modern needs. The truth is, though, that what we call a chandeli...
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Homeowner's aging copper pipe needs to be replaced promptlyApr 17, 2016 5:00 am - Q. I would be interested in your take on a strange plumbing issue. My home is 21 years old, and there have never been any problems with any of the copper piping in my ho...
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Warehouses proposed for North Aurora golf courseApr 17, 2016 1:00 am - The Valley Green Golf Course in North Aurora could become the home of warehouses and a distribution center under a proposal being floated by a developer. It would need s...