Sarah Steimer
Five Interesting Homes in the Northwest Suburbs
Boring burbs? Not so with these funky and classic properties for sale outside the city.
Some of the Best Pro Athletes to Hail From the Chicago Area
The Chicago area has produced more professional athletes than any city in the U.S. — a total of 1,061. That’s 494 football players, 387 baseball players, 155 basketball players, and 25 hockey players. Los Angeles only has 818, New York 546. We don’t have an explanation for why Chicago is the most athletic city in … Read more
Mr. T in Lake Forest and Woodward in Wheaton: Famous Folks Who Lived in the Burbs
Wherever you live in the Chicago area, someone famous once lived there, too. Here’s a list of the best known — or at least the most interesting — people to have inhabited our suburbs.
Disney in Hermosa and Common in Calumet: A Few Famous Folks Who Lived Here
Wherever you live in Chicago, someone famous once lived there, too. Here’s a list of the best known — or at least the most interesting — people to have inhabited our neighborhoods.
A New Survey Asks Chicagoans: What’s Your Neighborhood?
“The first step of elevating a neighborhood as being important is naming it and identifying it and thinking of it as a real place.”
Homes that Have (Finally) Returned to the Market
Whether they’ve stayed with a single owner or within the same family, these homes are real estate rarities.
