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The 9,000 residents of this Du Page County village pay no municipal taxes, so the real estate tax bill for a house that recently sold for $500,000, for example, is $5,600 a year. Read more about Oak Brook, IL
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The 9,000 residents of this Du Page County village pay no municipal taxes, so the real estate tax bill for a house that recently sold for $500,000, for example, is $5,600 a year. Read more about Oak Brook, IL
Find community news and events at TribLocal Oak Brook.
Find community news and events at TribLocal Oak Brook.
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Better Chicago housing market getting sellers off the fence
Forty percent fewer homes were available for sale in the nine-county Chicago area in April than a year ago, leading to higher sales prices. That, in turn, is prompting more homeowners to slap fresh paint on their walls and list their homes for sale....
Tags: Marketing, Homes, Banking, Real Estate Sellers, Ben Bernanke
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IPOs on the rise as stocks zoom
As the stock market reaches new highs, companies are trying to get in on the action by raising money through initial public offerings of their shares. So far this year, U.S. companies — and their owners — have tapped $16.1 billion through...Tags: Energy Partners Limited, Loans, Credit and Debt, Lisle, Consumers
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Coroner: Body found in Salt Creek was homeless man
The DuPage County Coroner's Office has identified a body that surfaced near Salt Creek in Oak Brook during the April 17 and April 18 flooding as a homeless man. Coroner Richard Jorgensen said Thursday the man has been identified as Michael Hardin, 49,...
Tags: Salt
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Oak Brook attorney, radio host suspended
The Illinois Supreme Court has suspended an Oak Brook attorney, author and former radio host accused of misappropriating more than $2 million from a client. The court this week suspended indefinitely Kathleen Niew's license to practice law while her...
Tags: Radio, Lawyers, Financial Planning, Entertainment, Laws
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Oak Brook attorney suspended by state Supreme Court
Tribune reporterThe Illinois Supreme Court has suspended an Oak Brook attorney, author and former radio host accused of misappropriating more than $2 million from her clients. The court indefinitely suspended Kathleen Niew’s license to practice Tuesday while her...Tags: Lawyers, Financial Planning, Oak Park, Economy, Business and Finance, Trials
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McDonald's sales slide on avian flu fears; Wendy's revenue rises
McDonald’s had another rough month as sales at restaurants open more than a year slid in April, a month after the world’s largest burger company said the gauge dipped 1% during its first quarter. This time, the Oak Brook, Ill., chain...
Tags: McDonald's, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Bird Flu, New Products, Burger King
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After flooding again, condo owners still wait for help from 2010 disaster
Flooding at the Graue Mills Country Condominiums this spring was worse than in 2010, and residents are looking for answers to prevent more damage to their community. "This was a higher flood than in 2010. They had more buildings (in the condo complex)...
Tags: FEMA, Science and Technology, Condos
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Des Plaines joins group seeking back hotel-motel taxes
Des Plaines has added its name to a growing list of communities looking to recover from online travel companies what are alleged to be uncollected hotel-motel taxes. City officials claim those online companies collect taxes based on the rate charged...
Tags: Expedia Incorporated, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Trips and Vacations, Hotels and Accommodations, Oak Lawn
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Rivers crest across Midwest; more rain in forecast
CLARKSVILLE, Mo. (AP) — Those fighting floods in several communities along the Mississippi River were mostly successful Sunday despite the onslaught of water, but an ominous forecast and the growing accumulation of snow in the upper Midwest tempered...
Tags: St. Louis, Floods, Natural Disasters, Bodies of Water, National Weather Service
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Residents rescued as rivers rise and levees break
Tribune reportersWith a few more rain showers and even snow flurries predicted in the Chicago area Friday, rescue workers pulled stranded residents from their flood-damaged homes while Gov. Pat Quinn declared 38 counties state disaster areas. Gov. Quinn’s office...Tags: Bodies of Water, Wheaton, Government, Illinois Governor, Algonquin
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Ex-Sox slugger Frank Thomas lists two homes
Retired White Sox slugger Frank Thomas has listed two houses, one in Libertyville and the other outside Las Vegas, asking for a combined $4.45 million. Thomas, 44, known as "The Big Hurt," played his final game in 2008 and retired in 2010. He now...
Tags: Real Estate, Arts and Culture, Chicago White Sox, Design and Engineering, Gold Coast
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Illinois Catholic couple taking on Obama over contraception mandate
An Oak Brook health care company and its Roman Catholic owners who don't want to include birth control in their employees' benefits still have no choice, despite exceptions to the contraception mandate proposed by the Obama administration this month....
Tags: Social Issues, Authors, U.S. Congress, Trials, Civil Rights
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