Brian Edwards

What you`ll find below is certainly not an all-encompassing checklist for house hunters, but rather a few of the questions buyers most often forget to ask: Physical traits Are the...

Nobody starts out with a fully stocked workshop. Tools, like lint, just kind of accumulate over time. Still, everyone has to start somewhere, so we asked a genuine hardware man,...

A number of community groups either participate in the Energy Loan Fund (ELF), the People`s Conservation Loan Fund (PCLF), the Neighborhood Home Improvement Program (NHIP) or other loan programs that...

There are a number of good sources of free or low-cost information on energy efficiency for apartment dwellers. The Illinois Department of Energy and Natural Resources maintains a 24-hour hotline...

If you lack the brains, heart and courage to choose windows-much less install them-on your own, consider going off to see someone like The Great Window Wizard (aka Gene Kasper),...

You`ve chosen your fence, purchased the materials and rounded up posthole diggers, a power auger and other fence installation equipment. But 48 hours before you dig in, you`ll need to...

Shopping can be a drag, and that`s why so many apartment dwellers are willing to spend a little bit extra to shop in a smaller market in or near their...

Despite local, state and federal laws prohibiting discrimination against families by landlords, the problem still exists because ''people don`t know the law and (landlords) feel there`s no one out there...

Feeling industrious? Here`s one to test your mettle: Find an apartment in South Deering, the South Side community that`s better known for industry and infamous incinerators than it is for...

A year ago, finding an apartment in Hegewisch was about as easy as finding, well, Hegewisch. Then, along came Mayor Richard Daley with two new ideas, and suddenly a whole...