Articles filed under Residential Real Estate
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Covering asbestos ceiling with drywallOct 22, 2023 7:00 am - Q: My home has "popcorn" ceilings, the kind with asbestos. The cost of asbestos removal is so high, I've decided to overlay the ceilings with drywall. The person I've hi...
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Hardwood flooring project creates rift within associationOct 20, 2023 7:00 am - Q: The contractor for an owner in our association started to install hardwood flooring in a unit, even though our declaration specifically prohibits hardwood flooring. T...
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Elk Grove buying shuttered church, plans to replace it with 'desperately needed' housingOct 18, 2023 5:00 am - A recently-shuttered Elk Grove Village church will be purchased by the municipality, which plans to prep the large corner property for residential redevelopment. Elk Gro...
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Survey presentation on mid-century Naperville homes attracts a big crowdOct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - It was standing-room only at Naperville's Municipal Center recently when Naperville Preservation Inc. presented its architectural survey of two early post-World War II n...
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Rare rejection of teardown request in Arlington Heights, amid home's 'historical value,' officials sayOct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - Dozens of single-family homes have been torn down every year in Arlington Heights as part of the McMansion craze of recent decades. So it was rare when a lower-level vil...
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Explore an 'Entertainer's Dream House' this weekend in NapervilleOct 04, 2023 6:00 am - For home improvement aficionados, it might be hard to pick a favorite from the wealth of features of a new dwelling in Naperville. Among the attributes are a floor-to-ce...
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Geneva council OKs third extension for 60-apartment buildingOct 03, 2023 1:00 am - Geneva City Council members have given a developer a third extension to start an apartment and commercial project on the site of the former Duke & Lee's automobile repai...
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Want a look at luxury living? 'Entertainer's Dream House' opens this weekend in NapervilleOct 02, 2023 7:30 pm - For home improvement aficionados, it might be hard to pick a favorite from the wealth of features of a new dwelling in Naperville. Among the attributes are a floor-to-ce...
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Unit owner should pay electric bill for charging stationSep 29, 2023 6:00 am - Q: Currently, the association pays for the electricity that serves the detached garages used by unit owners. Each garage consists of four interior parking spaces with di...
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Six industry leaders elected to MRED boardSep 27, 2023 11:00 pm - LISLE - Midwest Real Estate Data, or MRED, said six real estate professionals were elected to the multiple listing service's board of managers. These industry leaders jo...