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		<title>USGBC&#8217;s LEED Green Building Program Use Falls</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/03/12/usgbcs-leed-green-building-program-use-falls/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:06:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Allen Matkins/CTG/Green Building Insider Green Building Survey takes a poll of 1,600 design and building professionals from the U.S. every year for the last 4 years.
Not surprisingly, green construction represents the fastest growing sector of the building industry.  And support for it as a practice continues to be high as 92% of those surveyed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hone in on These Home-Related iPhone Apps</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/03/11/hone-in-on-these-home-related-iphone-apps/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:55:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chicago Real Estate News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Homebuying Tips]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Remodeling]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=3157</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Selling a home? Buying a home? Improving a home? Maintaining a home?
There’s an app for that.
Chicagoland Real Estate Forum found some of the best mobile applications available for iPhone and iPod Touch that can assist with your housing needs. They are all free and available for download at the iTunes store.
Home Hunting
Zillow Real Estate Search: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fire Sprinklers to be Required in Many New Chicago Homes</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/03/10/fire-sprinklers-to-be-required-in-many-new-chicago-homes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/03/10/fire-sprinklers-to-be-required-in-many-new-chicago-homes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:23:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chicago Real Estate News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Multi-Family Mixed Use]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Single Family Homes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[fire sprinkler mandate]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[St. Charles could possibly be one of the municipalities incorporating the new 2009 International Codes.  The code mandate fire sprinklers in all new townhouses and, beginning Jan. 1, 2011, in new one and two family homes and town-homes.  Each municipality in Illinois can choose whether or not to mandate fire sprinklers and undoubtedly will be a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Going for a Bike Ride in Chicago? Google It!</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/03/10/going-for-a-bike-ride-in-chicago-google-it/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/03/10/going-for-a-bike-ride-in-chicago-google-it/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:38:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[In the City]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/?p=3134</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Google Maps is now two-wheeler friendly.
Starting today, the Web-based mapping system will offer a bicycling feature that can be used to find bike trails, on-street bike lanes and bike-friendly roads.
Google partnered up with Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., to find information on  paths in all 50 states and 150 cities.
The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Glass Countertops Edging Out Granite</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/03/09/glass-countertops-edging-out-granite/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/03/09/glass-countertops-edging-out-granite/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:04:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>EJM</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chicago Real Estate News]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Green Building]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[home design]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[kitchen]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you’re seeking a clear alternative to granite as a countertop surface, the glass is more than half full — it’s overflowing with creative possibilities, in fact — thanks to the esthetic advantages and practical flexibility offered by thermoformed glass.
Created via a special process that uses extreme heat to mold flat objects, thermoformed glass is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Learn How to Garden the Green Way &#8211; the Organic Gardening Workshop</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/03/08/learn-how-to-garden-the-green-way-the-organic-gardening-workshop/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/03/08/learn-how-to-garden-the-green-way-the-organic-gardening-workshop/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:49:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Green Living]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chicago Park District]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[How green does your garden grow? Learn how to grow it greener through the Chicago Park District&#8217;s Organic Gardening Workshop: Rain Barrels &#38; Rain Gardening this Saturday.
Set to take place at Kilbourn Park &#38; Organic Greenhouse, this class will demonstrate how to install a rain garden and harvest rainwater. Participants will receive a rebate from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Heritage Harbor Wine Tasting Event</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/03/08/heritage-harbor-wine-tasting-event/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/03/08/heritage-harbor-wine-tasting-event/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chicago Real Estate News]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Heritage Harbor in Southwest suburban Ottawa is hosing a wine tasting event on Friday, April 16th at their Heritage Harbor and Quest Watersports facility.  The 7th annual wine tasting event will begin at 5:30 and will wrap up around 8:30 PM on that Friday evening.  The cost is $15 for the pleasure of sampling over [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Modular Home Construction Gets Green, Fancy And More Mainstream</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/03/07/modular-home-construction-gets-green-fancy-and-more-mainstream/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/03/07/modular-home-construction-gets-green-fancy-and-more-mainstream/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:21:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Paul</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Green Building]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For some reason, the idea of having your new home built in a climate-controlled, systematic factory setting is unappealing to the average consumer.  To many, it conjures up images of assembly lines and cold, factory-like precision and monotony of identical widgets getting packaged and shipped away.  Those who are more open-minded and familiar with the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Former Blackhawk Poised to Take Loss on Condo</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/03/06/former-blackhawk-poised-to-take-loss-on-condo/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/03/06/former-blackhawk-poised-to-take-loss-on-condo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 06 Mar 2010 21:28:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chicago Real Estate News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Condos]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cook]]></category>
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Former Chicago Blackhawks left winger Martin Havlat is willing to take a loss on his 16th-floor Chicago condo.
The 1800-square-foot unit, located at 201 N. Westshore Dr. in Streeterville, is part of the Lancaster Condo development. Havlat is asking $725,000 for the home, which he bought in 2006 for $760,000 plus $75,000 for a parking space.
Havlat, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tour at Museum Displays Green Living</title>
		<link>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/03/05/tour-at-museum-displays-green-living/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chicagolandrealestateforum.com/2010/03/05/tour-at-museum-displays-green-living/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:36:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tracey</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Energy Efficient Homes]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Want to see Chicago&#8217;s greenest home? Visit  Home: Green + Wired at the Museum of Science and Industry.
Situated on the museum&#8217;s east side, the exhibit is a real, functioning three-story home that features the latest in eco-friendly living and is being touted as the greenest home in Chicago.
In its third year, the 2500-square-foot demo [...]]]></description>
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