Don’t Blame Assessor Berrios For Skyrocketing Property Tax Bills
Chicago home and condominium owners who have been hit with hefty property tax increases due August 1st shouldn’t blame Cook County...
Home-Loan Rates Lowest In Three Years Thanks To British EU Exit
While America was celebrating the Fourth of July holiday, we also should have hoisted a Budweiser to the British for giving U.S....
Global Markets Meltdown Puts A Damper On Summer Home-Buying Season
Just when Chicago’s residential real estate market was on a roll with moderately rising prices and dwindling existing home inventory, a...
Over-Taxed Homeowners Should Appeal Higher 2015 Real Estate Bills
Tens of thousands of Chicago and Cook County homeowners soon will receive the second installment of their 2015 property tax bills, and...
Chicago’s Greatest Asset—Its Lakefront Parks—Now In Political Play
Chicago’s greatest asset—its coveted Lake Michigan parkland—is in political play along Lake Shore Drive from Evanston south to the...
Summer Holiday Barbeques Would Be Flat Without A Cool, Frothy Brew
Ahh, summer in Chicago! Traditionally, it is a fun season for holiday and weekend barbeques, 16-inch softball games and drinking a good...
Hefty Rent Hikes Coming To Cover Property Taxes And Garbage Fees
Hefty spring rent hikes are on the horizon for Chicago’s apartment dwellers—especially for renters in neighborhoods outside downtown,...
Was The Broken Water Main & Leaky Pipe Caused By The Wrath Of Rahm?
The Wrath of Rahm still is a force to be reckoned with in the Windy City even though our mayor has lost some of his all-encompassing...
Every Chicagoan Drafted To Serve As A Soldier In Our ‘Garbage War’
If asked, few Windy City residents would admit they are a bagman or baglady—for obvious reasons. Webster’s Dictionary defines a bagman as...
