Articles filed under Residential Real Estate
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City needs to get replacement trees plantedDec 09, 2013 4:00 am - Des Plaines needs to be more aggressive in replacing our lost tree canopy. We can’t wait for residents to request or pay for trees — because many won’t make the effort. ...
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Which rules govern single-family home associations?Dec 07, 2013 12:00 am - Q. I live in an association of single-family homes. Our governing documents (declaration, bylaws, rules) refer to the Illinois Condominium Property Act. Is it necessary ...
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Couple to turn Disney’s Chicago home into museumDec 05, 2013 3:17 pm - A California couple have purchased the house where Walt Disney was born on the city’s Northwest Side and are making plans to turn it into a historical site and museum. ...
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Wright home in River Forest listed for $2.4 millionDec 05, 2013 5:00 am - Frank Lloyd Wright's famed William Winslow House in suburban Chicago is on the market for the first time in nearly 60 years. The Chicago Sun Times reports that the River...
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St. Charles calculates lower tax levy, property valuesDec 03, 2013 4:30 am - The proposed new tax levy for St. Charles will be good to owners of property with declining value in 2014. But owners with rising property values would see a larger city...
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Installment buyers usually have voting rightsNov 29, 2013 11:22 pm - Q. Several owners in our condominium association are selling their units through the use of an installment contract. What is this? A. An installment contract is a legiti...
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Elgin kicks off comprehensive plan processNov 29, 2013 7:39 am - Elgin officials hope residents and business people in town will participate in the creation of the city’s new comprehensive plan, a process that started last week and is...
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Title company owners, lawyers among 9 charged in mortgage fraud casesNov 27, 2013 9:00 am - The owners of a Downers Grove title company and two attorneys, one disbarred, are among nine people accused of fraudulently obtaining four home mortgage loans totaling m...
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Improved economy leads to reconsideration of idled Lakemoor subdivision planNov 27, 2013 4:30 am - A plan for new homes in Lakemoor, approved seven years ago but derailed by the economic downturn, is expected to resurface more than seven years later in a revised form....
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Prospect Heights mayor excited about 350-unit apartment proposalNov 27, 2013 2:00 am - Prospect Heights Mayor Nick Helmer is excited about a Texas company's proposal for 350 luxury apartments on the property where HSBC once stood west of Sanders Road and s...