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North Shore Real Estate News
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Real estate and community news for Chicago's North Shore suburbs of Winnetka, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Northfield, Glencoe, and Glenview.
Recent Posts
Top Ten Home Improvements That Benefit Sellers
TOP TEN HOME IMPROVEMENTS THAT BENEFIT SELLERS Getting top $$ for your home is the target of a real estate agent- and the best way to hit the center mark is to make sure your home is in the best conditon you can make it. I always go thro...
What\'s Your Home\'s "Walkability" Score?
It's been drilled into our heads: LOCATION LOCATION LOCATION. A desirable location can add real value while living on a busy street, across from commercial buildings or noisy areas can greatly decrease the value of your home. But he...
An Immigrant\'s Thanksgiving Story
My parents emigrated to this country in 1951 from Poland. They survived World War II as fighters in the underground resistance and internment in a prisonor-of-war camp in Germany. Although I currently live in a mecca for people of Polish ...
Chicago Tribune Says Home Sales Up! Is Is True in Winnetka & North Shore Suburbs?
Today's Chicago Tribune (November 24, 2009) front page headline proclaims: "Home Sales Surge in Area." Is it true in Winnetka, Wilmette, Kenilworth, Glencoe and Northfield? Have prices plummeted as the article claims? Well, in a word, no....
Kenilworth Now Accepting Items for Recycling
Kenilworth Now Accepting Items for Recycling - The Village Hall in Kenilworth is now accepting certain items for recycling. Old cell phones, digital cameras, DVDs, MP3 players, print cartridges and laptop computers can all be brought in to the ...
Winnetka\'s Original Log Home - the Schmidt-Burnham House
Winnetka's Original Log Home - the Schmidt-Burnham Log house is thought to be Winnetka's oldest home. Some fine homes are still standing that were built as early as the 1890s, but this simple design was built by the earliest settlers in the vic...

