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Most homeowners have had the experience of heading down into the basement, maybe to a workshop project or to catch up on some laundry only to find that they have unexpectedly wet feet. Yep, it’s water in the basement and every homeowner knows what to do about it: Get out...
Most homeowners take great pride in their homes and devote a lot of time and money to making the home look attractive and feel comfortable. Inside and outside, homeowners paint, patch, repair and remodel to keep their home safe and sound and keep a critical eye out for damage...
Geneva IL has a variety of ethnic influences in its history. It shares its name with a city in Switzerland, celebrates “Swedish Days” to honor its most significant immigrant population and has a Dutch windmill as its most visible historic landmark. The windmill was originally built elsewhere by a...
To answer the question that comes to mind for all Chicagoans whenever the name of this northwest suburb is mentioned, yes, there are elk in Elk Grove Village. A small herd has been maintained for years in the corner of Busse Woods, one of the features of the Ned...
There are loads of songs, poems and stories about the glories of the rain. Artists have expressed their joy at walking in it, singing in it, dancing in it – among other things. The sounds of raindrops on the roof or on the window pane have been equally romanticized and...
To most people, their home’s foundation seems like a pretty big deal, a massive slab of poured concrete or structure of concrete block. It was built by a bunch of burly guys with big trucks, so it seems like something that’s here to stay, almost impregnable. Water, on the other...
Gurnee IL is best known today for the Gurnee Mills shopping center and Great America amusement park but the village has a long history that extends back, as does that of many Chicago suburbs, to settlement by the Potawatomi native American nation. Gurnee first flourished as a stage coach stop...
Flossmoor IL is one of the smaller Chicago suburbs, occupying only 3 2/3 square miles and having slightly fewer than 9500 residents. It is often spoken of in tandem with its neighboring town, Homewood, as the two villages share a high school and a joint park district. It would be...
Language can be a funny thing. Among people who speak the same language and maybe even live in the same city, there may several different ways to refer to the same object. For example, I might lace up my sneakers then empty the waste basket next to my desk, whereas...
Bartlett IL is perhaps the ultimate family town. Located in Chicago’s western suburbs, Bartlett is split among three counties – mostly Cook and DuPage with a small piece in Kane County, and is home to nearly 43,000 residents. Nearly everybody in Bartlett is a homeowner, with only 7% of the...
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