The team behind Good Fortune will open a Caribbean-influenced bar in Logan Square

Things are about to get tropical in Logan Square. This spring Out to Lunch Hospitality—founded by the folks behind dearly departed West Loop bar Honey's—will debut X, a Caribbean-infused neighborhood bar at 3433 West Fullerton Avenue in Logan Square. The 1,700-square-foot space will serve
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The upside of being one of the nation's slowest-recovering housing markets might just be that it makes Chicago look good to Amazon, the online retail giant that plans to plant a second headquarters somewhere that isn't as overcooked as Seattle. It's not only low prices, although Chicago has those.
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President Donald Trump may have a point when he says the U.S. is wasting money sending aid to foreign countries. And that's according to the president of one of Trump's “shithole” nations. Haiti President Jovenel Moise said he was “taken aback” by the “bizarre” derogatory remark Trump allegedly
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Guidant Wealth Advisors grew its holdings in shares of Philip Morris International by 25.5% during the second quarter. Guidant Wealth Advisors now owns 939 shares of the company's stock worth $110,000 after buying an additional 191 shares in the last quarter. Vantage Investment Advisors LLC grew
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The coastal elite real estate moguls that helped bankroll Donald Trump's 2016 presidential victory didn't stop cutting the checks after their candidate entered 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. A review of federal contributions records for the Trump Victory fund, a joint committee of the Trump campaign and the
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If you believe the website willrobotstakemyjob.com there is an 86% probability of robots taking over real estate agents' jobs (classed as 'robots are watching'), but if you're an appraiser or assessor of real estate … This research forms the first piece of the REINZ's Real Estate Trends and Innovation Series.
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Rex Tillerson faces another key vacancy at the State Department after Tom Shannon, the State Department's No. 3 official and a career diplomat known especially for his understanding of Latin America, announced his retirement. Shannon, 60, told Secretary of State Tillerson Wednesday that he planned
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Mortgage rates increased for a fourth straight week, with the average rate for a 30-year loan at 4.22%, up from 4.15% the previous week, according to Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey. A year ago at this time, the 30-year FRM averaged 4.19%. For the week ended Feb. 1, the average rate
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Nintendo on Wednesday announced plans for a new Mario Kart game. But unlike its predecessors, this title, which will be known as Mario Kart Tour, will be available on mobile devices sometime between April 2018 and March 2019. The Mario Kart franchise is among Nintendo's most popular.
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Before you get the keys to the home that you're buying, you'll go through the closing process, which includes paying certain fees. How much money are we talking about?
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International Business Machines logo Investors purchased shares of International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM) on weakness during trading hours on Tuesday. $211.48 million flowed into the stock on the tick-up and $163.51 million flowed out of the stock on the tick-down, for a money net flow
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“We started to build a list of what are the biggest risks to people?,” Hodge told Fortune. “When you start to put that list together it's impossible not to recognize that the car is where so much more happens. The statistics are just unrelenting. That's what kicked us sideways.” One in 6 Americans pays for a
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Iredell real estate transactions: Jan. 21- …. From J. and J. and C. Efird to IH6 Property North Carolina L.P., Lot 261, 115 LaPorte Lane, Mooresville, $224,000, on Jan. 26. …. From Richards Property Investors, LLC to Zen Homes, LLC, metes and bounds, 1369 Melviney St., Statesville, $26,000, on Jan. 26.
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“There is growing interest in gaming real estate as a real estate asset class worthy of institutional investment,” VICI Chief Executive Officer Ed Pitoniak said in an interview Thursday morning. “It is still a relatively new sector versus so many other well established REIT sectors. We are fortunate to be a point
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After years and several attempts to change the law surrounding payday lending, supporters of predatory lending reform are optimistic the new bill currently in the Alabama Legislature could pass. In the past, reformers have tried to reduce the maximum interest rate payday lenders can charge consumers
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Mortgage rates continue to rise on expectations of future hikes by the Federal Reserve, Freddie Mac reported. Through … “The Federal Reserve did not hike rates this week, but the market views future hikes as a near certainty,” said Len Kiefer, Freddie's deputy chief economist. “The expectation of future
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News of this shift was first reported by The Intercept, which obtained an interoffice CFPB e-mail announcing the decision. … equitable, and nondiscriminatory access to credit,” including the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act. Mulvaney explained his decision to split
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We'll add more market news briefs throughout the day. Check back to read the latest. Most recent market news. Thursday, February 1. Zillow Mortgage Rate Ticker. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate on Zillow Mortgages is currently 4.05 percent, up seven basis points from this time last week. The 30-year
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Regulated entities resembling smaller-scale versions of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac would purchase loans and securitize the loans through a shared … the Treasury from selling its preferred shares in the government-sponsored enterprises (GSEs) Fannie and Freddie without approval from Congress,
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A family-owned Wabasha real estate business is working on plans to open a Rochester office. Weichert Realtors – Jewson Properties, owned by Jay Jewson and his mother, Bree Jewson, is gearing up to open a sibling office in south Rochester. The firm currently has seven Realtors on staff. “We are
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