Category: North suburbs
Not your average upgrade
Does anybody use the phrase “keeping up with the Joneses” anymore? Even if the expression has become a cliché, the concept is still, at the risk of [...]
The Morton Grove mix
"Urban-suburban" village builds new downtown around Metra stop
story and photos by Michael Austin
Say what you want about Evanston's quasi-urban b [...]
The single-family condo
KB Home offers luxury houses minus maintenance at Creekside
by Dan Schuyler
What do today's new-home buyers want in floor plans, finishes, landsca [...]
Well manored
CBI Custom Homes sweats the details for $3.9 million Tudor in Glencoe
by Dan Schuyler
When you cast an eye over design-build firm CBI Custom Homes [...]
Ye olde suburbs
Story and photos by Michael AustinÂ
Despite building, rising prices, Long Grove, Kildeer maintain pastoral presence on Chicago's fringeÂ
Hear ye, [...]
Saving Northbrook
Can a quaint village retain its charm despite growth and inevitable teardowns?
These days, the old water tower in Northbrook is a clean slate, cons [...]
YoChicago does the Shore
Colorful Web site fills online void, covering North Shore housing, neighborhoods
Illinois has three ZIP codes where the median price of a home is m [...]
Riding high
Highwood now a hotspot in shadow of Highland Park's upscale homes, downtown
Here's a trip for you. Make your way up to the north side of Highland Pa [...]
Changes in attitude
Des Plaines earns new image with housing, retail and a model downtown
The story of Des Plaines, at least this story of Des Plaines, starts and ends w [...]
Life, Libertyville and the pursuit of housing
"Country" town now a booming 'burb where new homes pass $1 million
Years ago, before everyone had 150 channels to flip through, a television commer [...]
Skokie's swift new homes
New housing shakes up a 'burb famous for its stability, diversity
I was a little confused last December when the guy I bought my Christmas tree fro [...]
Town within a town rejuvenates Glenview
I have put myself in a most unusual situation. First of all, it is the dead of winter and I am surrounded by nautical bric-a-brac – enough blue [...]
Palatine's smart growth
Metra station is focal point for continuing building boom downtown
Sue Curry is a living endorsement for Palatine. She was born in Boston but moved w [...]
City in the suburbs
Evanston transforms from sleepy burb to mini-metropolis
We are seated at Koi Chinese and sushi restaurant in downtown Evanston, and Andy Warhol's por [...]
Attention condo shoppers: Metropolitan Tower open
The original directional beacon atop Britannica Center, 310 S. Michigan, was meant to convey the global reach of S. W. Straus & Co., which built the s [...]
Dubin 75 percent sold at Courts of Evanston
Dubin Residential has sold more than 75 percent of the units at its Courts of Evanston project, a rare development of 90 townhouses in the built-up su [...]
Courts of Evanston 50% sold
Dubin Residential has passed the 50 percent mark in sales at the Courts of Evanston, a large new development of townhouses in the built-up suburb that [...]
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