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Growing up on the East Coast right outside of Washington DC, I always thought there was no better way to celebrate the 4th than watching the fireworks on the mall with the monuments serving as background props. It was always very impressive. But now living in the Midwest, I have to say that all o...
07/01/2015
If you are relocating to the Chicago area and are considering living in the suburbs, you have a lot of choices. Typically if you want to live close to the city or near the lake, you will pay more for your new home. As you go west and south you can generally find more affordable homes, bigger lots...
06/29/2015
My dogs and I had planned to personally research all the dog parks and beaches on the North Shore and provide our readers with our ratings of each. But we quickly realized that the non-resident fee in most towns is pretty steep resulting in a rather expensive research project. So, much to the dog...
06/28/2015
It may not feel like summer yet, but summer is here, and the North Shore has a packed schedule of fairs and festivals now through mid-September.Redhead Days ChicagoJune 6-7, 10am-5pmEverts Park, 130 Highwood Ave., HighwoodCuster's Last Stand Festival of the ArtsJune 20-21, 10am-9pmChicago Ave. an...
06/25/2015
1035 Dinsmore Road - WinnetkaIf you crave the character of an older home combined with the amenities of a newer home, you'll find that the house at 1035 Dinsmore Road in Winnetka more than fills the bill.Originally designed in 1924 by noted architect S.S. Beman, and expanded in 2007 with a stunni...
06/25/2015
Most of us don't buy a home very often, so we don't get a mortgage very often and we don't understand the pitfalls of not choosing our lender carefully. We think to ourselves, "I'll go online, Google home loans, find the best rate, lock it in and I'm done."But that would be a mistake. These days ...
06/22/2015
If you live on Chicago's North Shore, this will be your go-to resource for the best of everything. Just click on the link(s) below to see our favorite restaurants, shops, service providers and more.Restaurants Delis Burger Places Romantic Restaurants Family-Friendly Restaurants Ice Cream Parlors ...
06/20/2015
Celebrate Father's Day Weekend with the Granddaddy of all the art fairs on the North Shore, the Custer Fair! Crowds/art not your thing? There are still plenty of other spectacular ways to spend the weekend including a family camp out, Father's Day brunch on the beach and a couple of special perfo...
06/17/2015
You may have head or read in the media that the real estate market is on fire, with houses flying off the shelves in a matter of days or even hours. But, as we all know, real estate is local, and the trends on the North Shore do not exactly mirror what's going on nationally. Home sales in May wer...
06/16/2015
There is a truism in real estate that the first offer you receive on your home is the best one you will get. And while that's not true 100% of the time, our experience is that it IS true in about 85% of cases.When a North Shore homeowner receives the first offer on their home and it isn't close t...
04/21/2015
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