Articles filed under Residential Real Estate
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What good are seller disclosures statements?Jun 12, 2022 6:00 am - Q: When we purchased our home, the seller filled out a Transfer Disclosure Statement (TDS), supposedly reporting everything wrong with the property. Aside from disclosin...
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Will higher natural gas bills sink condo's budget?Jun 11, 2022 7:00 am - Q: The 2022 budget for our association includes a line item for natural gas. It looks like the actual cost for the year is going to be substantially higher than the amou...
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Apartments, townhouses proposed for land near Wheeling Town CenterJun 10, 2022 1:00 am - A roughly 10-acre residential and commercial development has been proposed for land across Dundee Road from Wheeling's Town Center complex. Developers with an outfit cal...
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St. Charles house made of shipping containers sells fastJun 09, 2022 1:00 am - A house in St. Charles built of reused shipping containers surprised even its real estate agent by selling quickly. “I was a little nervous, to be honest,” said Annie Va...
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Apartment project moving forward after St. Charles mayor casts tie-breaking voteJun 07, 2022 1:00 am - Plans to build 320 apartments on the city's east side have been given the green light after St. Charles Mayor Lora Vitek Monday night cast a tie-breaking vote in favor o...
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Kaegi, Steele debate effectiveness of Cook County assessor's office reformsJun 06, 2022 5:30 am - Cook County Assessor Fritz Kaegi is touting a successful transition to greater fairness and transparency in his office during the three years since he succeeded Joe Berr...
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Association can file a joint appeal of assessmentsJun 04, 2022 7:00 am - Q: The owners in our association are complaining loudly about the substantial increase in the real estate taxes for their units. I understand the board of directors can ...
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Board discussion can't be endlessMay 28, 2022 6:00 am - Q: Our board has substantial discussion and debate about issues before we vote on an item. However, one of our board members frequently just won't let an issue go when h...
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Demolition of eyesore Oak Creek Plaza shopping center in Mundelein is milestone in village historyMay 27, 2022 1:00 am - A long-awaited resolution to what for years has been Mundelein's biggest development challenge is underway. Demolition of the former Oak Creek Plaza shopping center on R...
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Hawthorn 2.0 developer seeks bigger Phase 2, with apartments, stores, restaurants at old Carson'sMay 25, 2022 5:10 am - Ten months after the former Sears anchor store at Hawthorn Mall in Vernon Hills was demolished and construction of a transformative change on the east side of the mall b...