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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: Money and Monetary Policy, Real Estate, Prices, Banking, Chicago Mortgages
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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, Real Estate Buyers, Real Estate, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Financing and Stock Offerings
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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: Illinois Supreme Court, Justice System, Radio, Laws, Financial Planning
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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: Illinois Supreme Court, Justice System, Oak Park, Crime, Law and Justice, Finance
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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, Dining and Drinking, New Products, Bird Flu, Restaurants
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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: Des Plaines, Orland Park, Travel, Expedia Incorporated, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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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: Pat Quinn, St. Louis, Floods, U.S. Coast Guard, Rivers
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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: Executive Branch, Algonquin, Illinois Governor, Bodies of Water, National Weather Service
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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: River North, Arts and Culture, Design and Engineering, Real Estate, 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: Justice System, Civil Rights, Justice and Rights, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Focus on the Family
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