Articles filed under Real Estate
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Mortgage professor: Financial crisis hits reverse mortgages hard An industry at the crossroadsJul 14, 2012 3:44 am - A reverse mortgage is a secured loan to an elderly homeowner on which the borrower’s debt rises over time, but which need not be repaid until the borrower dies, sells th...
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Gurnee Park District expects to own Gurnee Grade School land near Des Plaines RiverJul 13, 2012 3:00 pm - Gurnee Park District board members may approve a deal that would lead to ownership of five acres near the Des Plaines River after a school is demolished on the site next...
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Grayslake fire protection bans open burning due to dry conditionsJul 13, 2012 12:00 pm - Due to extreme temperatures and a lack of rain, the Grayslake Fire Protection District has joined several other fire departments in Lake County in issuing bans on outdoo...
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155 townhouses planned in Libertyville Township section of WaukeganJul 13, 2012 10:53 am - Waukegan is entertaining plans for a 155-unit townhouse development on the city’s far west side in Libertyville Township that’s drawing concern from nearby residents. If...
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Hawthorn Woods may bring electrical aggregation to November referendumJul 13, 2012 10:17 am - With lower electric bills in sight, Hawthorn Woods plans to follow in the footsteps of its neighbors by offering electrical aggregation to residents. At a finance commit...
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Grandwood Park to postpone fireworks because of drought, dry conditionsJul 13, 2012 5:30 am - Grandwood Park’s Summerfest has joined the ranks of festivals that have fallen victim to the drought, forcing organizers to postpone its fireworks show. It becomes t...
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Decision has Lake County mall opponents optimisticJul 13, 2012 5:30 am - The village presidents of North Barrington and Hawthorn Woods hope Wednesday's Regional Plan Commission recommendation against an 800,000-square-foot commercial developm...
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New downtown leader in Highland ParkJul 12, 2012 5:53 pm - Jessica Weglarz recently was named executive director of the Downtown Highland Park Alliance. In that position, the native of Peoria will work with business owners and c...
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Matriarch of one of Wheeling's biggest farms has diedJul 12, 2012 12:45 pm - One of Wheeling's last pioneers from its rural heritage has died. Erna Koeppen passed away on July 5 after suffering a massive stroke. She was 90. “She was truly a farm ...
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Study will say whether parking sufficient for Riverside PlazaJul 12, 2012 12:24 pm - Algonquin’s planning and zoning commission has postponed making a decision on a plan to convert Riverside Plaza into apartments in order to settle questions about parkin...