Articles filed under Real Estate
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Des Plaines nixes expansion of pawn shopsAug 06, 2012 11:00 pm - Des Plaines City Council Monday night denied an amendment to the zoning code that would allow pawn shops as a permitted use in the city's C-3 general commercial district...
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Condo associations occassionally must deal with hoardersAug 04, 2012 5:35 am - Q. A unit owner in our association has become a hoarder. Personal property and garbage is piled to the ceiling of the unit, and there are narrow passages throughout the ...
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Home overlooks Long Lake near InglesideAug 04, 2012 5:22 am - This fabulous, recently-remodeled cedar home is located on one of the best kept secrets in Lake County — Long Lake near Ingleside. Long Lake is one of the smaller and mo...
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Homebuyers use reverse mortgage to their advantageAug 04, 2012 5:21 am - Many elderly homeowners want to remain homeowners but not in their current house. They may want a house that is smaller, or without stairs, closer to family or friends, ...
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Assessments often out of line with sale pricesAug 04, 2012 5:17 am - Opening the property tax bill that comes twice a year is never pleasant, but sometimes it can be downright shocking. Taxpayer sticker shock has become a more common phen...
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Palatine’s Countryside completes expansion, renovationAug 03, 2012 12:22 pm - Supporters of the Countryside Association for People with Disabilities decided they couldn’t stand idly by as a waiting list grew of people hoping to access services. So...
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‘Kiss-in’ a mild response to Chick-fil-A appreciation dayAug 03, 2012 10:04 am - There was a lot of snackin’ but no smoochin’ Friday evening at the Chick-fil-A restaurant in Schaumburg, which like others across the country had readied for “National S...
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Owners shocked as Catlow theater reaches $100,000 goal in 7 daysAug 02, 2012 11:48 am - The owners of The Catlow theater in Barrington weren’t sure 60 days would be enough to raise the $100,000 needed to allow the 85-year-old landmark to survive Hollywood’s...
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Streamwood Health Center to serve underinsuredAug 02, 2012 11:47 am - Streamwood location to serve uninsured
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U.S. rate on 30-year mortgage rises to 3.55 percentAug 02, 2012 9:01 am - WASHINGTON — The average U.S. rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage rose this week after falling to new record lows in each of the past 13 weeks. Mortgage buyer Freddie Ma...