Articles filed under Real Estate
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Des Plaines eases business licensing rulesOct 09, 2013 5:15 am - It should be easier to open a business in Des Plaines — so say city officials — now that the city council has approved updates to business regulations that had been larg...
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Council, would-be buyer question delay of Batavia building saleOct 09, 2013 5:15 am - Selling the city-owned Thomle Building may pick up steam, after Batavia aldermen Tuesday asked about the delay in bringing the matter to a vote. “It has kind of languish...
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Batavia restricts tattooing, piercing in downtownOct 08, 2013 9:00 am - Batavia is limiting the number of tattoo parlors in its downtown to two, and has enacted a law regulating how they and other “body art” establishments can operate. The c...
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Wheeling board split on third gambling cafeOct 08, 2013 5:30 am - A divided Wheeling village board seems poised to approve a third site for a company whose cafes are based around video gambling, despite objections from neighbors. Lare...
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Arlington Heights votes to alleviate safety issue at shopping centerOct 08, 2013 5:30 am - The Arlington Heights village board voted on Monday to allow a new driveway with access to Waterman Avenue from a shopping center along Northwest Highway because of what...
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Report: Batavia sees decrease in affordable housingOct 08, 2013 5:30 am - A housing analysis indicates that the amount of affordable housing in Batavia has decreased since 2000, according to a report given to the Batavia City Council Monday ni...
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West Chicago letting group try to save historic Wiant HouseOct 08, 2013 5:15 am - West Chicago City Council members have signed off on a plan to save a 144-year-old house that's considered one of the most endangered historic places in Illinois. The co...
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Lake Zurich says no to downtown developer's $10 offerOct 08, 2013 5:00 am - Lake Zurich's elected officials Monday endorsed the village planner's recommendation to reject a developer's offer to pay $10 for public property downtown that cost taxp...
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Schools aren’t fans of new Schaumburg TIF districtOct 07, 2013 1:41 pm - Schaumburg is once again looking to tax increment financing to spur redevelopment and economic growth — this time along Algonquin Road near the convention center. And on...
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City seizes underwater mortgages to help struggling borrowersOct 05, 2013 4:21 pm - Very early on a Wednesday morning in September, the city council of Richmond, Calif., did something that no American city had yet managed: It voted for a plan to wrest u...