Articles filed under Real Estate
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Batavia mayor optimistic about future of cityNov 01, 2012 10:45 am - Batavians will have new places soon to satisfy their hunger, Mayor Jeff Schielke said Thursday in his annual address to the chamber of commerce. “I am very pleased that ...
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E. Dundee landmark to meet the wrecking ballNov 01, 2012 7:00 am - Anyone who has walked or cycled the Kane County bike path in East Dundee knows this building well. It's big, yellow and looks like it should have fallen down decades ag...
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Price of not treating ash trees too greatOct 31, 2012 5:00 am - “Communities, if they do not treat trees, will be overwhelmed. It will cost a huge amount of money to take down trees and logistical nightmare to find enough crews to co...
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BG’s redevelopment idea bad all aroundOct 30, 2012 5:00 am - As longtime residents (31 years) of Buffalo Grove, we adamantly oppose the board’s proposed development on the golf course and the recent decision to buy the Beth Am pro...
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Florida company acquires Hoffman PlazaOct 29, 2012 12:00 pm - A Florida-based real estate investment company has acquired Hoffman Plaza in Hoffman Estates for nearly $14.2 million. Sterling Organization purchased the 168,342-squar...
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New owner, new hope for Des Plaines shopping centerOct 29, 2012 5:00 am - “For Lease” signs abound in the once-prized crown jewel of Des Plaines' downtown, a stark reminder of the still struggling economy. The new owner of Metropolitan Square,...
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Historic estate in Mettawa to be demolishedOct 29, 2012 5:00 am - The country home known as Whippoorwill Farm is symbolic of the era of gentleman's estates, lively fox hunts and the equestrian pursuits of the well-to-do. But the compou...
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How is local business affecting area furniture makers?Oct 28, 2012 5:00 am - Local customers — and the lack thereof — has affected a pair of merchants in different ways and in one case, a Hoffman Estates furniture maker took on a second job to ma...
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Hong Kong imposes property tax on nonlocal buyersOct 27, 2012 11:00 pm - Hong Kong’s government announced its first property tax targeted at overseas buyers, stepping up efforts to cool home prices as U.S. monetary easing and record-low inter...
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Buffalo Grove Theater raising funds to avoid closureOct 27, 2012 8:00 am - Another local movie theater may well fall victim to what could be dubbed the digital disease unless a fundraiser just getting started provides the cure. The Buffalo Grov...