Articles filed under Residential Real Estate
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Don't want to buy? You can borrow household items, tooAug 30, 2019 6:00 am - Amanda Blum enjoys trying new recipes and experimenting in the kitchen, but like many home cooks she's reluctant to buy expensive and bulky kitchen appliances. So she wa...
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Home in Geneva's historic district to get new foundationAug 27, 2019 11:00 pm - You can't help but wonder what is going on when spotting the house and detached garage at 201 N. Third St. in Geneva. They are both up on lifters, looking as if they are...
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New houses proposed near Mundelein's Fields of AmbriaAug 27, 2019 1:00 am - A developer wants to build 12 houses on land partially encircled by the Fields of Ambria subdivision in northern Mundelein. The 5-acre site, on the 29000 block of Midlot...
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Can new developer make something happen at Mundelein soybean field?Aug 27, 2019 1:00 am - Trying to succeed where others gave up, a real estate group has proposed building houses, a gas station and restaurants at a busy Mundelein intersection. An outfit calle...
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Analysis: First-time homebuyers need more than just lower mortgage ratesAug 25, 2019 6:00 am - Mortgage rates in the U.S. dropped closer to historic lows this week, but that may do little to help first-time buyers as starter homes vanish. The average rate for a 30...
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Fresher alternatives to subway tile? There's not just one answerAug 23, 2019 7:00 am - Everywhere you look, in practically every American neighborhood, there is a visible thread of continuity that once culturally galvanized us: white subway tile. It seemed...
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Elk Grove Township homeowners sue to block warehouse in backyardsAug 22, 2019 1:00 am - Homeowners and businesses in an unincorporated Elk Grove Township neighborhood have filed suit to block a proposed warehouse from opening next to them. The plaintiffs in...
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Asbestos, lead and other toxins removed from site of former Copley HospitalAug 21, 2019 1:00 am - Asbestos, lead and other toxins have been removed from buildings on the site of the former Copley Hospital in Aurora, a group of local investors working to renovate the ...
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Developer, Elk Grove Township homeowners negotiate as annexation deal loomsAug 19, 2019 5:30 am - A developer has three weeks left to convince remaining homeowners in a shrinking residential subdivision to sell, in hopes of annexing those properties into Elk Grove Vi...
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Hoffman Estates rejects dentist's plan to rezone home lots for officeAug 19, 2019 1:00 am - Hoffman Estates village board members Monday unanimously rejected a dentist's request to rezone two home lots to build his new office at the southwest corner of Golf Roa...