Articles filed under Real Estate
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Spas now compete with pools for backyard spaceJun 02, 2012 5:20 am - Spas are now a strong competitor to aboveground pools for a place in the suburban backyard, said George Schlangen, owner of Midwest Spas of Lake Zurich. Family swim spas...
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On the Market: Country cottage in BarringtonJun 02, 2012 5:02 am - This country cottage, surrounded by lush acreage only five minutes from downtown Barrington and its train station, looks like it was plucked from the Irish countryside a...
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Morton model home opens at Glenrise Grove in Glen EllynJun 01, 2012 4:58 am - Glenrise Grove offers an award-winning enclave of 34 two-story homes amid peaceful surroundings, tucked away in sought after Glen Ellyn near area amenities. The communit...
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With roof gardens and solar panels, Via Verde redefines affordable housingJun 01, 2012 1:00 am - NEW YORK — My tour of the new Via Verde apartment complex began on a roof that sprouts just-planted Christmas trees. Stairs brought me to three higher levels, where I wa...
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Mt. Prospect encourages residents to open shopsMay 29, 2012 5:30 am - While working for more than a decade in restaurants and bars all over the Chicago area, Mount Prospect resident Esteban Aguado dreamed of one day opening a place of his ...
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Philhaven fall short of meeting needsMay 28, 2012 6:09 am - I am writing to explain why I, and so many people who live in the neighborhood of the proposed Wheeling Daveri/PhilHaven project, are opposed to it. The for-profit Daver...
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Residents, officials clash over Fresh Farms in WheelingMay 26, 2012 11:00 pm - Wheeling officials are delighted with the new Fresh Farms at Dundee Road and Milwaukee Avenue, saying the store has revitalized that corner and brought in more shoppers ...
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On the Market: Semi-custom home in PalatineMay 26, 2012 5:48 am - Move into a new single-family home in Palatine as soon as September. KF Walter Homes is building this brick and frame home with a three-car garage on W. Dorchester Avenu...
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How borrower-ordered appraisals are a better way to shop for mortgagesMay 26, 2012 5:10 am - Last week’s column detailed the following benefits from switching from a system of lender-ordered appraisals to a system of borrower-ordered appraisals. Ÿ Borrowers woul...
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LEDs have bright future in landscape lightingMay 26, 2012 5:00 am - A revolution in outdoor lighting is happening right under our noses. Over the past few years, light-emitting diodes, or LEDs, have almost totally taken over the landscap...