Articles filed under Real Estate
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Elk Grove tightens rules on providing tax incentivesMar 27, 2014 1:00 am - Elk Grove Village is tightening its rules on how many business property tax breaks it will support. Mayor Craig Johnson said for years, Elk Grove has been known as the “...
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Show your creativity, color in a kitchen backsplashMar 26, 2014 5:45 am - Make a splash in your kitchen with color. Even those who are afraid of using color manage to accept some pizazz when it comes to the design of a kitchen backsplash. Both...
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Quinn pitches flat $500 property tax credit, not income tax dropMar 26, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Gov. Pat Quinn Wednesday asked lawmakers who face tough re-election campaigns months from now to pick higher income taxes and a property tax break over ste...
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Shodeen buys Mill Race Inn in GenevaMar 25, 2014 1:00 am - The iconic Mill Race Inn in Geneva has been bought by real estate developer Shodeen Inc. The Geneva-based firm announced the purchase Tuesday afternoon. According to a n...
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Color combinations raise the roof on styleMar 24, 2014 12:00 am - When a 2011 storm destroyed their black shingle roof, Carol and Ray Knoff of Vinton, Iowa, opted to replace it with a roof in vintage Victorian colors: a clay-like red a...
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Monitor: Big banks satisfy mortgage settlementMar 23, 2014 6:12 am - WASHINGTON - The nation's four biggest banks slashed billions of dollars from mortgages and other debts, enough to satisfy their obligations under a national mortgage se...
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Paint without the painMar 23, 2014 5:45 am - We've all been there. You decide to paint a room, and weeks later, your walls are a crazy quilt of paint swatches. You've flipped through rooms on Houzz and Pinterest an...
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Historic Wheeling restaurant demolishedMar 23, 2014 1:01 am - Demolition of the iconic Don Roth's Blackhawk restaurant in Wheeling, which closed five years ago, began Friday. The restaurant, one of the original features on Wheeling...
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Alter the proportions in a small kitchenMar 22, 2014 6:00 am - Q. We're planning to renovate the smallest kitchen in the city — new cabinets, flooring and lighting. Without knocking down walls, are there ways to make the kitchen loo...
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Practice garage and workshop smartsMar 22, 2014 6:00 am - Completing home improvement projects on your own can be both rewarding and financially responsible. A growing number of homeowners are dabbling in do-it-yourself project...