Back in the balmy months of October, when Pauline and Evan Rohlf first saw what is now their Tower Lakes home, they were enamored by its high ceilings and huge...
Every house in the Chicago area's diverse stock of single-family homes, from graceful Victorians on busy city streets to stately ranch houses spread out on ample, pastoral collar-county lots, presents...
A year or so after they bought a quaint two-story home in north suburban Park Ridge, Nick and Debbie Wagner decided to add on a one-story addition that would house...
After downsizing her consulting firm, the Burr Ridge woman decided she wanted to operate her business out of her home. She contacted interior designer Barbara Pallat in hopes of carving...
"Renovation sinusitis" may not be found in medical texts, but it's very real, says Dr. Mary C. Tobin, director of allergy-immunology at Loyola University Chicago. "Unless the work area is...
For the past 30 years, Americans have been bombarded with warnings about the ill effects of outdoor air pollution. Unfortunately, what's inside our homes can be as bad for us,...
While homeowners will spend hundreds or thousands of dollars fortifying their residences against intruders, they often do little to add security to their garages. That's unfortunate, says Jim Henderson, supervising...
After 23 years in the U.S. Army, Lt. Col. Stephen Broussard decided this year it was time for a change. As an instructor for the Army's Command General Staff College,...
In a few years, the benefits of Baler Software Corp.'s product has been recognized by the computer industry and spreadsheet users. The company and its software have won awards-for filling...
Washington Park Court, designated in October as a Landmark District by the Commission on Chicago Landmarks, is a history-steeped street in the Grand Boulevard community. The north-south street runs only...