Heart of the Home: Haunted house vet’s tips for scary success
By day, Paul McKenna is the happy owner of Starship Restaurant & Catering, 7618 W. Madison in Forest Park, which he opened in 1977. But as the autumn nights grow...
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Heart of the Home: Winter is coming — seal your home now
It's raining and chilly outside as I write this, and although I know there are still some upcoming, beautiful fall days to enjoy outside, I can already feel the wind...
Heart of the Home: How to deal with hoarders
Are you a hoarder? My husband teases me and tells me I'm on the brink of becoming one. But I disagree. My house isn't dirty or filled with garbage —...
Heart of the Home: Flat-fee listing service can save sellers a boatload
Real estate investor Chris Marnell says he's flipped half-a-dozen properties in the western suburbs in the last year. For all of the transactions he's used MLS Town, a flat-fee listing...
Heart of the Home: Draw millennials in with walkability
How much does being able to walk around your neighborhood matter when you're buying a home? It matters a lot, experts say. And if you're a millennial, seems it makes...
Heart of the Home: Trees don’t always grow real estate values
Heavy storms this summer brought down about 20 trees near where I live. One of the downed trees just happened to be a couple-of-decades-old towering blue spruce belonging to my...
Heart of the Home: Bring some unity to your house with feng shui
"We shape our buildings, thereafter they shape us." —Winston Churchill Whether we realize it or not, we're surrounded by energy or "chi" 24 hours a day. And there are a...
Heart of the Home: Home sales hot in Oak Park, River Forest ‘normal’
Home values — and sales — continue to rise, and most welcome is the news that first-half home sales activity in the seven-county Chicago area real estate market rebounded to...
Heart of the Home: Architecture awards up for grabs in Oak Park
Know someone who's done a notable historic preservation or green home project in Oak Park? The nomination deadline is right around the corner — Aug. 28 — for a couple...
Heart of the Home: How to avoid trouble with your house after you die
Last week, I wrote about what I thought was some good, solid, free advice courtesy of Oak Park-based attorney Paul Prybylo, who concentrates his practice in real estate, probate, commercial...