Articles filed under Real Estate
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Schaumburg convention center to start $11.6 million renovationOct 23, 2014 5:00 am - Already in its ninth year of operation, the Schaumburg Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center is being prepared for a three-year, $11.6 million renovation. The Schaumbu...
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Ownership questions stalling Mt. Prospect plaza's redevelopmentOct 23, 2014 1:01 am - The nearly vacant Central Plaza shopping center in downtown Mount Prospect has been referred to as an "eyesore" by village leaders for years. The site isn't likely to be...
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Two historic downtown Des Plaines buildings up for auctionOct 22, 2014 5:15 am - Two historic buildings in downtown Des Plaines are on the auction block. The 93-year-old former Des Plaines Masonic Temple building — perhaps the oldest downtown buildin...
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Bartlett prepares to lower property tax levy to $9.3 millionOct 22, 2014 1:01 am - The village of Bartlett plans to collect $9.34 million in property taxes from bills charged in 2015, a drop of about 1.49 percent from the previous year. The proposed pr...
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Can Forsythe family bring Long Grove back to glory days?Oct 21, 2014 5:30 am - What happened to Long Grove? That's the refrain greeting shop owners who have stuck it out in the struggling downtown. In its heyday, buses of tourists flocked to the h...
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Upscale Italian restaurant opening in PalatineOct 21, 2014 5:00 am - Luigi's Italian Bistro, a new upscale restaurant, will open soon where Vittorio De Roma was at 154 W. Northwest Highway in Palatine. Vince Pedone, the owner, said the ne...
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Millennials spurring Canadian condo boom bet on ratesOct 18, 2014 11:00 pm - TORONTO — Qamar Qureshi is doubling down on Toronto's condo boom. Qureshi, a senior finance manager at Sun Life Financial Inc., took out a mortgage this year for a C$360...
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Winberie's closing after nearly 30 years in Buffalo GroveOct 18, 2014 1:01 am - Winberie's Restaurant & Bar - a Buffalo Grove fixture for nearly 30 years - will close its doors at the end of the month, but its owners plan to open a new eatery at the...
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Market turmoil: A gift for mortgage refinancers?Oct 18, 2014 1:01 am - A sudden plunge in mortgage rates this week raised an urgent question for millions of Americans: Should I refinance my mortgage? Across the country, homeowners and woul...
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Sometimes, homebuyers have no time to waitOct 18, 2014 12:01 am - Sometimes, buyers have no time to wait