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Kenilworth IL was different from other towns right from the start. Unlike other North Shore suburbs that grew organically from small beginnings around a university or railroad station, Kenilworth was a completely planned community that sprang from the imagination and fortune of one man, Joseph Sears. Sears, a Chicago manufacturer, bought...
As a businessperson, I have always been concerned that customers get the best information available about my company to assist them in deciding if they want to hire us. Of course, we provide a lot of information for consumers with our advertising, our website and this blog. However, I think...
One of the questions we are most often asked is: ”Why does my basement leak?” This is usually an easy question for an experienced basement waterproofing professional to answer – provided it isn’t being asked over the phone or at a backyard barbecue. Give the opportunity to inspect the basement...
By far, the most common source of basement seepage in homes in the Chicago and northwest Indiana area is a crack in the wall of a poured concrete foundation. These cracks, which are non-structural in nature, are so common that they may be found in almost every poured concrete basement...
Evanston, IL is a unique community in many ways. Home to Northwestern University, it’s a college town but lacks the bars, fast food joints and T-shirt shops that typify many such communities. It’s a suburb but is most definitely a city, with an old, established downtown area that helps it serve...
Clay played an important role in the early history of Park Ridge and is partly responsible for the city’s existence. Like many Chicago suburbs, Park Ridge was originally home to the Potawatomi Native American nation prior to the 1833 treaty that ended the Blackhawk War and removed natives from the...
Time for an update on Yelp. No, we’re not obsessed with the online review site, but because we recognize its influence with consumers who are seeking information on anything from a good taco to a reasonably priced landscaping service, we feel that it’s worth keeping homeowners up to date on...
Remodeling our homes has become a great American tradition. Whether it is to add living space, change the configuration of rooms or simply to give the old place a new look, Americans love to remodel. In fact, it is estimated that American homeowners spent a staggering $130 billion on home...
It’s a well-accepted fact that excess rain water near the foundation of a home is an invitation to a wet basement. For example, homes have rain gutter systems to collect and channel rain water off the roof into a downspout instead of simply allowing it to pour over the edge...
In 1955 a young entrepreneur named Ray Kroc opened a restaurant in Des Plaines. The menu was pretty limited – burgers, fries, shakes and sodas and there was nowhere to sit – dining was strictly take-out. All the same, the restaurant was a big hit and the progenitor of an American...
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