Archive for May, 2010

The Village of Palatine has demolished the old Sears Essentials store on Northwest Highway and Hicks and is replacing it with a beautiful new village building.

The new building will house the Palatine Police Headquarters, which is currently in cramped quarters on Wood Street, just west of Northwest Highway.
I think this new building with its accompanying [...]

Comments Off Laura on May 28th 2010

The State of Illinois and the Chicago area are finally enjoying some good news in the housing market.
“For the first time since the recession began, the housing markets in Illinois and Chicagoland region almost presented positive indicators across the board.”  said Dr. Geoffrey J.D. Hewings, director of the Regional Economics Applications Laboratory (REAL) of the [...]

Comments Off Laura on May 26th 2010

Home sales were up 23.5% in the first quarter of 2010 compared to the first quarter of last year (IAR.org)! That is great news! I remember the first quarter of last year, and it was rough. This spring felt a lot better. Buyers were out and about; dual offers were not uncommon; and prices were [...]

Comments Off Laura on May 12th 2010