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		<title>It is Time for the McHenry County Fair</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2010 01:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerstad Builders</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Popcorn &#8211; Peanuts &#8211; Hot Dogs &#8211; Funnel Cakes &#8211; Carnival Rides &#8211; Candy Apples. It is time for the McHenry County Fair. It is the last big fling of summer before school starts and everyone will be there! The 2010 McHenry County Fair schedule is jam packed with events from live musical performances, antique [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Residents Say No to Billboard; Village Officials Say Maybe</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:51:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=6745</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[You buy a condo in Villa Park, then someone puts up a huge electronic billboard outside your window that constantly blinks into your home. That&#8217;s not fair, you say, and half the Village Board agrees. Now what? That is the question for a lot of people that own Chicago Real Estate.
Residents in condominium complexes near [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Elmhurst Festival Promises Eco-Friendly Experience</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 13:16:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Green Living]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Whether you live green or are still wondering why you should, check out the third annual Elmhurst Green Fest this Saturday.
Sponsored by the Elmhurst Cool Cities Coalition, the festival will include fun, educational activities for adults and kids, eco-friendly product and service exhibits, live music, door prizes and giveaways.
Some of the topics at Green Fest:
*Reducing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Homer Glen Listing Offers Interesting Incentive</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:52:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chicago Real Estate News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[13549 W. Oakwood Court]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Audrey Johnson Homer Glen]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=6847</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Desperate times call for creative measures.
The Joliet Herald is reporting that there is a home for sale in Homer Glen that offers 5 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, a 3-car garage and a 2001 Mercedes convertible.
The 2-story Georgian, located at 13549 W. Oakwood Court in the southwest suburb, is listed for $599,000. It has been on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Win-Win: Chicago Suburb Saves Energy, Earns Prize</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:47:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Energy Efficient]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[And the winner of the ComEd Community Energy Challenge is — drum roll, please — the Village of Schaumburg!
The yearlong ComEd conservation contest is part of a pilot program designed to help towns in the ComEd service territory save energy.
Nine municipalities participated in the challenge, which ended May 31.
Together, they saved more than 34.9 million [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Illinois Sales Tax Holiday Means Back to School For Less</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gerstad Builders</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=6842</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Going back to school can be expensive. In fact, according to the 2010 Huntington Backpack Index, the average cost to send a child back to school with all the school-recommended supplies this fall is approximately $474 for elementary school, $545 for middle school and $1,000 for high school students! Only middle-school costs increased from the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Clear Plan for Former School Site in Wheaton</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 17:33:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wheaton city council members met this week to discuss ideas for redeveloping a 22-acre site that used to be a middle school.
Ideas were formed. Decisions were not.
Steve Friedman, of S. B. Friedman &#38; Company, offered an array of development choices from residential to commercial to mixed-use.
And each has its own sets of pluses and minuses.
Friedman [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A New Start for New Construction</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:13:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=6797</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;s good news for new construction. Well, sort of.
The U.S. Commerce Department is reporting that the sales of newly built, single-family homes rose 23.6 percent to 330,000 units in June.
Of course, this is coming off May&#8217;s historic low of only 267,000 new homes sold.
If you average out the number of homes sold between May and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Low Down Payment Programs Still Available for Certain Chicago Home Buyers</title>
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		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/07/27/low-down-payment-programs-still-available-for-certain-chicago-home-buyers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 02:32:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Carol Flammer</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=6806</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Equifax Personal Finance Blog gives information and links for two types of programs that do not require the higher down payments that have become typical in today’s market. Most lenders are requiring at least 5 percent down, but loans are still out there for $100 or even zero down.
Real estate expert Ilyce Glink talks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sneak a Peak into a Suburban LEED-Certified Home</title>
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		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/07/27/sneak-a-peak-into-a-suburban-leed-certified-home/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 01:55:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Want to see a completed LEED Platinum certified home right here outside Chicago?
The Gworek Residence, located at 842 Oakwood in Wilmette, will be opening its doors for registrants to take a LEED tour this Friday.
The energy-efficient home, which was designed by Holbert and Associates Architects and built by Scott Simpson Builders for a family of [...]]]></description>
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