Heart of the Home: Housing Center sets up ‘fund for diversity’
The Oak Park Regional Housing Center is working hard to make sure the village remains a place of continued successful racial diversity. To help that continue into the future, the...
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Heart of the Home: New website helps homeowners chop property taxes
Two locals have started a company that aims to help homeowners lower tax bills, reduce fees and simplify the property tax appeals process. TurboAppeal, launched in February, could potentially save...
Realtor helps find homes for pets and their people
Jason Feldman knows how important the relationship is between man and his best friend. It's why he started Chicago Pet Friendly Real Estate, which helps find apartments for people with...
Heart of the Home: Elmwood Park hardware store celebrates 60 years in business
When Anthony "Mr. Tony" Colandrea opened Colandrea Ace Hardware in Elmwood Park in Feb. 1955, the then-47-year-old probably couldn't have ever dreamed that 60 years later, his business would still...
Heart of the Home: Gray paint still hot for spring rehab
It may still be gray outside, but if you have gray inside too — painted on your walls — you've got what is still the No. 1 color for spring....
Clean that cat pee before selling your house
I recently attended an open house for a gorgeous, Victorian home. It was beautiful from the outside with its big, roomy yard, colorful paint job and inviting front door. I...
Heart of the Home: Wallpaper makes a comeback in interior decor
To wallpaper or not to wallpaper? That's a question one might ask if they're thinking of selling their house and looking to cover old, unsightly walls. While the general consensus...
New historic district on deck for south Oak Park
Oak Park could have a new historic district this year if its Historic Preservation Commission has its way. The Commission is hoping to create both a National Register and local...
Frank Lloyd Wright archives open up for preservation help
With decades of experience taking care of and managing Frank Lloyd Wright properties, as you can imagine, the Frank Lloyd Wright Trust has amassed an amazingly extensive archive. On March...
Real estate broker @properties opening Oak Park office
Come May, there'll be a new kid on the block selling real estate in the Oak Park area. Looking to "fill the gap" between Elmhurst and Chicago, @properties will open...