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Fox River Valley homes and lifestyles, Part 6
In the sixth part of our tour of parts of the Fox River Valley with John Hall Jr we near Highland Woods in West Elgin, a development with a lavish po [...]
Fox River Valley homes and lifestyles, Part 5
In part five of our tour of parts of the Fox River Valley with John Hall Jr we drive toward Highland Woods, a development with a lavish pool and club [...]
Fox River Valley homes and lifestyles, Part 4
In part four of our tour of parts of the Fox River Valley with John Hall Jr we drive through the Reserve of St Charles and revisit River's Edge in St [...]
Fox River Valley homes and lifestyles, Part 3
In this third part of our tour of parts of the Fox River Valley we conclude a 2-part look at one of John's custom homes, priced in the mid-$600s. It [...]
Fox River Valley homes and lifestyles, Part 2
Join Joe Zekas and John Hall Jr in John's Corvette for the second part of our tour of parts of the Fox River Valley. We start with a drive through Ri [...]
Fox River Valley homes and lifestyles, Part 1
John Hall Jr grew up in the Fox River Valley and in his father's homebuilding business, which he and his brother Joshua now own.
As a 3-time Presi [...]
An introduction to Chicago’s Sandburg Village
It's almost impossible to overstate the importance of Carl Sandburg Village to the revitalization of Chicago's near north side and the incipient rede [...]
A home buyer talks about Superior 110 and River North
Over the past several years I've heard 100s of tales about home shoppers' indecisiveness and hesitancy in making decisions. It's always refreshing to [...]
A year without sales in Lindenhurst
The Preserves at McDonald Woods has seen a year pass without any sales. It's a story that's representative of many far-flung suburban developments. [...]
A private lane, somewhere in rural Wayne
For some folks, transit-oriented development means building the house a tad closer to the horse barn, or adding a 6-car garage.
Wayne is a largely [...]
An introduction to Kenilworth Gardens, Wilmette, Part 5
Kenilworth Gardens is the area bounded on the east by Ridge, on the south (approximately) by Lake, on the north by the Indian Hill Club, and on the w [...]
An introduction to Kenilworth Gardens, Wilmette, Part 4
Kenilworth Gardens is the area bounded on the east by Ridge, on the south (approximately) by Lake, on the north by the Indian Hill Club, and on the w [...]
An introduction to Kenilworth Gardens, Wilmette, Part 3
Kenilworth Gardens is the area bounded on the east by Ridge, on the south (approximately) by Lake, on the north by the Indian Hill Club, and on the w [...]
6th annual Thornwood Park Concert, Kenilworth Gardens, Wilmette
Meet Terri Lorenz, a Kenilworth Gardens resident who began organizing a concert and picnic in Thornwood Prk six years ago. It's become a popular annu [...]
An introduction to Kenilworth Gardens, Wilmette, Part 2
Kenilworth Gardens is the area bounded on the east by Ridge, on the south (approximately) by Lake, on the north by the Indian Hill Club, and on the w [...]
An introduction to Kenilworth Gardens, Wilmette, Part 1
Taylor Lindstrom has lived in Kenilworth Gardens for more than a dozen years, and is raising her two children there. She's also a real estate agent w [...]
On the Fox River, in downtown Saint Charles
The Fox River takes on a different character at different points along its course.
Just north of the Main Street bridge in downtown Saint Charles [...]
Three homes in the CAGE in East Wilmette
Local correspondent Donna Rolf, who manages Koenig & Strey's Winnetka office, alerted me to a home at 1126 Ashland that went under contract within a [...]
A nearly new classic Tudor in the CAGE in Wilmette
I was taking a look at a home at 1126 Ashland in Wilmette that had sold in just a week on the market when I met the owner of a neighboring home that [...]
An upgraded 4-bedroom, 4-bath townhome in East Pilsen
I've made a number of visits to Union Row Townhomes, but never seen an E unit, the largest in the project. The units that were completed had all been [...]