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Heart of the Home: ‘Building Chicago’ book includes images from Oak Park

May 8, 2019 at 11:37 a.m.

No local architecture book would ever be complete without including some of the architectural masterpieces of Frank Lloyd Wright. And although there are just a few images from Oak Park,...

Heart of the Home: Holiday Housewalk offers peek inside ‘magnificent homes’

May 8, 2019 at 11:36 a.m.

There are few places with such beautiful and historical homes as Oak Park and River Forest, and if you've ever wanted a peek inside them, now's your chance. That's because...

Heart of the Home: Easing the sadness some might feel during the holidays

May 8, 2019 at 11:35 a.m.

It's said that home is where the heart is, and that if you have a roof over your head and food in your stomach you're one lucky person. But with...

Heart of the Home: With winter approaching, it’s home sealing time

May 8, 2019 at 11:35 a.m.

Like it or not, Old Man Winter is coming, and that means it's home sealing time, which conserves energy, money, and peace of mind. Oak Parker Andy Sjostrom knows a...

The Oak Park Fire Department will start its "Keep the Wreath Red" program on Thanksgiving to raise awareness of fire safety during the holiday season.

Heart of the home: Keeping the wreath red

May 8, 2019 at 11:40 a.m.

The holidays are quickly approaching, and that means candles ablaze, cozy fires in the fireplace, and decorative lights on the Christmas tree. But keep in mind that although those warm...

Heart of the Home: Painting for the holidays? A look at the season’s hot colors

May 8, 2019 at 11:40 a.m.

Here come the holidays! If you're hosting this year and looking around your house thinking, oh no, break out the paint rollers and freshen up your house with a nice,...

Heart of the Home: Oak Park Realtor ‘was so full of joy’

May 8, 2019 at 11:32 a.m.

When John Spillane was a little kid, he tagged along a lot with his grandpa, a skilled carpenter, and learned how to do small scale jobs. In college, he continued...

Heart of the Home: How to be a good neighbor

May 8, 2019 at 11:31 a.m.

Two neighbors — one male, the other female — get into a verbal argument over the placement of a garbage can. The altercation becomes so heated that the woman slaps...

Heart of the Home: History comes alive at Tale of the Tombstones

May 8, 2019 at 11:31 a.m.

"Chicago, Chicago that toddling town, Chicago, Chicago I will show you around — I love it Bet your bottom dollar you'll lose the blues in Chicago, Chicago The town that...

Heart of the Home: Oak Park’s architectural jewels part of Open House Chicago

May 8, 2019 at 11:30 a.m.

If you've always wanted to take a peek inside some of Oak Park's finest and most historical architectural jewels, now's your chance. For the first time ever, the village is...

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