Skokie Review

Business Brief

Fri, 18 May 2012 17:44:30 -0500

Sterling Autobody opens new site Sterling Autobody Centers, opened in Lincolnwood Monday.The store, located at 7080 N. McCormick Blvd., is a new, state-of-the art, 33,000 square-foot repair facility. Headquartered in Natick, Mass., this is the company’s seventh store. Sterling acquired the pre-existing building and renovated both the interior and exterior, creating a cleaner, brighter and more attractive structure. Included is a new, more customer-friendly office design featuring improved lighting, warmer tones, and retail-like conveniences like free Wifi and a beverage station. Many of the building elements remain, and new materials were carefully reviewed for environmental impact. The new location includes …

Property Transfers

Fri, 18 May 2012 17:44:01 -0500

Information is provided by Record Information Services, P.O. Box 894, Elburn IL 60119; phone (630) 557-1000; fax (630) 557-1001. SKOKIE 10015 Beverly Drive Apt 205: Barbara Sylvan to Olga Socotuhova, $72,000, April 11 10118 Old Orchard Court Unit 301: Federal National Mortgage Assn to Bing Wei, $49,000, April 4 3308 Greenleaf St.: Sonia E Garcia to Phillip E Williams Marina K Arconti, $243,500, April 6 3853 Brummel St.: Fannie Mae to Marina Villasenor Ricardo De La Fuente, $155,000, April 6 4016 Brummel St.: Us Bank Na Trustee to Olivia Nguyen, $220,500, April 11 4700 Old Orchard Road Apt 309: Federal …

Property Transfers

Thu, 10 May 2012 05:50:51 -0500

Information is provided by Record Information Services, P.O. Box 894, Elburn IL 60119; phone (630) 557-1000; fax (630) 557-1001. SKOKIE 3865 Fargo Ave.: Wells Fargo Bank to Juliet Zomaya, $130,000, March 30 4205 Brummel St.: Marcelo Rodriguez to Andrea Bongiorno, $295,000, April 3 5244 Grove St.: Walker Trust to Harry A Fitzgerald Abigail M Rosehthal, $230,000, April 2 5250 Greenleaf St.: Ernesto M Valverde to Ibrahim Barry, $157,000, April 2 8712 Skokie Boulevard Unit 20n: Fannie Mae to Anamaria Stefoi, $55,000, March 30 LINCOLNWOOD 6556 N Spaulding Ave.: Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp to Mubarakali A Patel Rubina M Patel, …

Business Brief

Wed, 09 May 2012 10:29:35 -0500

CPA Firms start new internship program Five suburban CPA firms, including Skokie-based The Hechtman Group Ltd. and Silver, Lerner, Schwartz & Fertel, have created a way to increase knowledge of their profession and help students, too. A new type of internship program will debut this summer under the tutelage of the firms, Weltman Bernfield, Kaplan + Liss LLP of Evanston; and Porte Brown LLC of Elk Grove Village; as well as The Hechtman Group Ltd. and Silver, Lerner, Schwartz & Fertel. Unlike traditional internship programs that provide individual students several weeks of work at a company, the internship program will …

Skokie Review, Pioneer Press up for IPA awards

Thu, 03 May 2012 05:48:44 -0500

The Illinois Press Association has announced that Pioneer Press and Doings titles, including the Skokie Review, will be presented with 25 awards, ranging from first place to honorable mention, at the group’s annual convention June 13-15 in downstate Springfield. “This recognition speaks to the commitment to quality content that we have at Pioneer Press,” Publisher Chris Krug said. Mike Isaacs is a winner best business/economic reporting category for his March 24, 2011, story titled, “Hunting Before Dawn for the Elusive iPad 2” Although entered for the Skokie Review, the story also ran in the Lincolnwood Review. Staff writer Irv Leavitt …

Property Transfers

Thu, 03 May 2012 05:47:53 -0500

Information is provided by Record Information Services, P.O. Box 894, Elburn IL 60119; phone (630) 557-1000; fax (630) 557-1001. SKOKIE 5251 Galitz St. Apt 312: Ing Bank Fsb to Munir Guliana, $75,000, March 26 7604 Kildare Ave.: Farida P Merchant to Minhaz Lakhani, $255,000, March 27 7930 Kolmar Ave.: Deutsche Bank Natl Trt Co Ttee to Mark Deng Limei Yu, $158,000, March 28 9516 Lowell Ave.: Federal National Mortgage Assn to Patricia Adamson, $190,000, March 26 LINCOLNWOOD 4601 W Touhy Ave. Apt 315: Robert A Bonner to Meir Hillel, $82,000, March 26 6633 N Monticello Ave.: Fannie Mae to Vu …

Property Transfers

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:06:41 -0500

Information is provided by Record Information Services, P.O. Box 894, Elburn IL 60119; phone (630) 557-1000; fax (630) 557-1001. SKOKIE 8001 Lockwood Ave. Apt 406: Fannie Mae to Zane Smith, $80,000, March 23 8304 Keystone Ave.: Percival R Corpuz to Amir Rashid Aisha Ijaz, $160,000, March 16 4700 Old Orchard Road Apt 406: Fannie Mae to Haroon Tabani Erum Tabani, $97,000, March 22 9216 Tripp Ave.: Real Equities Inc to Naveed B Hooda Shabnam Kanji Hooda, $215,000, March 22 5039 Warren St.: Roopal Patel to Markham Green, $199,000, March 16 9655 Woods Drive Unit 1505: Fannie Mae to Anthony Castro …

Business Brief

Sun, 20 May 2012 08:28:59 -0500

Johns to keynote North Shore Women’s Conference The Fifth Annual North Shore Women’s Conference will be held May 11 at the Marriott Lincolnshire Resort, 10 Marriott Drive, Lincolnshire. This event will bring together 23 Chambers of Commerce for an expo, workshops, networking and lunch with Keynote Speaker Catherine Johns discussing the topic, “Let Your Light Shine.” The Expo with over 80 vendors takes place from 10 a.m. to noon and 1:30- 3:30 p.m. The Luncheon and Johns will be presented from noon to 1:30 p.m. Also at that time, there will be nine concurrent workshops on hot topics. Johns …

Property Transfers

Sun, 20 May 2012 08:23:59 -0500

Information is provided by Record Information Services, P.O. Box 894, Elburn IL 60119; phone (630) 557-1000; fax (630) 557-1001. SKOKIE 10117 Old Orchard Court Unit 304: Federal National Mortgage Assn to Sierra G Lisboa, $50,000, March 19 4155 Golf Road: Henderson Trust to Alma Hodzic, $140,000, March 21 4649 Brummel St.: Vishny Trust to Gurbachan Singh Kamlesh Kaur, $127,500, March 22 5117 Chase Ave.: Wells Fargo Bank Trustee to Elizabeth M Komperda, $188,000, March 16 7833 Karlov Ave.: Tcf National Bank to Urusha Imran, $187,000, March 21 8548 Karlov Ave.: Federal Home Loan Mtg Corp to Sharib Jamal, $165,000, March …

Trade show offers advice on real estate

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:42:28 -0500

If you’re looking for a vast amount of information about real estate — everything from renovation projects to ownership legalities — you should hit the Association of Condominium, Townhouse and Homeowners Associations, aka ACTHA, Spring Conference & Trade Show on April 21 at Drury Lane, 100 Drury Lane, in Oakbrook Terrace. It’s a huge event, because ACTHA focuses on community associations — condominiums, townhomes, HOAs and co-ops in Chicago, Cook, Lake, Will, McHenry, Kankakee and other collar counties throughout Illinois. The group has a far reach and offers knowledge, resources and educational seminars. ACTHA, which is based in downtown Chicago, …