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Don't wait for a disaster to inventory your belongingsFeb 16, 2019 6:00 AM - With floods, fires, tornadoes, superstorms and even cranes toppling onto apartment buildings, no home is completely safe from natural or man-made disasters.
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Mortgage rates dip to their lowest levels in more than a year
Feb 14, 2019 9:42 AM - After soaring to seven-year highs in November, mortgage rates have been on a steady decline the past 2½ months and this week sank to levels not seen in more than a year.
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Another new apartment complex planned for Glen Ellyn, this one near library
Feb 12, 2019 5:17 PM - An $18 million to $20 million apartment project would redevelop a full block of Duane Street to the south of the Glen Ellyn Public Library. -
Buying a home by age 35 is worth it now -- and later
Feb 10, 2019 6:00 AM - Saving up for a down payment and qualifying for a mortgage can feel like pipe dreams for young adults grappling with student debt, underemployment and high rent costs. Still, millennials are an optimistic lot, and research shows there are big rewards in store for those who find a way to buy their first home sooner rather than later. -
Many tech-savvy baby boomers now work 'remotely'
Feb 11, 2019 12:09 PM - An increasing number of Americans are choosing to work from their homes, at least part time, and many of those people are over 50. while many millennials actively seek a work-at-home option, those options are currently more likely to be given to longer-term employees (many of whom are baby boomers). -
Why these suburban sites made the National Register of Historic Places
Feb 9, 2019 6:00 AM - A modern home in Winfield, Long Grove's covered bridge, a Kane County farm and Elgin's Larkin Center have been added to the National Register of Historic Places. -
Plan for 500 homes in south Naperville still raising traffic concerns
Feb 8, 2019 8:10 PM - A proposed subdivision for south Naperville has been called much improved by some, but for others, it still raises too many traffic concerns. -
A room's 'fifth wall' can be colorful, visually appealing
Feb 8, 2019 6:00 AM - What does the Sistine Chapel have in common with a house for a family of eight in Lutherville, Maryland? The ceilings in these spaces demand that you look up. "Statement ceiling" is a term designers use to describe a ceiling that's been given extra attention. -
South Naperville farm to become 312 houses and a church
Feb 6, 2019 4:14 PM - One of Naperville's last farms is set to become its largest new subdivision in more than five years as well as the site of a new church. -
Another builder plans homes on former Dominick's site in Rolling Meadows
Feb 1, 2019 5:33 AM - Another homebuilder is expected to submit plans for redevelopment of the vacant Dominick's site in downtown Rolling Meadows, after the previous developer dropped out due to financial issues, officials said Thursday.
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