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Drive or walk through any city and its surrounding suburbs, perhaps with a detour into the countryside, and it will quickly become apparent that there are lots of different kinds of homes. Obviously, there’s a wide range of sizes, from small ranches and cottages all the way up to...
Portage, IN is an old town, dating back to Native Americans known as the Mound Builders. There is some question about which European explorer actually set foot there first but famous names like Joliet and Marquette are often mentioned as its “discoverers.” There’s no question, though, that the Portage of...
Wheaton, IL is known for many things. It’s the county seat of DuPage County, the home and namesake of Wheaton College and, according to some reports, the city with the most churches per capita and one of the highest earning towns in the United States. It’s also a town...
There are a lot of misconceptions about how wet basements happen in Chicago. Some homeowners think that the joint between a paved sidewalk or gangway and their home needs to be caulked to keep water out. Others have been told that because their home sits a little lower than...
Most homeowners have experienced some degree of foundation settling. When a home is new, it may settle a little as the newly excavated site compacts under the weight of the structure. This is not a critical problem and the small cracks and misalignments that result can be easily repaired...
Park Ridge is probably best known outside the Chicago area as the hometown of Hilary Rodham Clinton and Harrison Ford but to Park Ridge’s 37,000 residents the town’s pleasant suburban lifestyle is more important than celebrity connections. Good schools, a thriving downtown and convenient location make Park Ridge a...
There’s an old joke about contracts: “The large print giveth and the small print taketh away.” Not really true, of course, but it does help to make a good point: Always read and understand a contract before you sign it. Once you’ve put your signature on any kind of...
The past few years have featured a broad offering of weather in Chicago. Cold spring, warm spring. Wet summer, dry summer. Lots of snow in the winter, no snow in the winter. Interesting to Tom Skilling, no doubt, but mystifying and occasionally frustrating to Chicagoans in general. For Chicago homeowners...
Griffith, IN maintains a small-town feel even though it is nearly in the shadow of one of the country’s largest cities. Once known as a Midwestern railway hub, Griffith today is a mixture of residential, commercial and light industrial properties with 16,000 residents and 8,000 homes. Griffith has had its...
Oak Lawn, a gateway to Chicago’s southwest suburbs, is one of the larger towns in the area and has been growing steadily since its incorporation in 1909. With more than 56,000 residents, the village is known for its parks and newly redeveloped downtown (and as the home of the...
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