Genevieve Buck

Prairie Crossing in north suburban Grayslake has such a glowing reputation as one of the country's pioneer conservation communities that a first visit can be somewhat daunting. But this 677-acre...

When buyers of new homes make those final crucial decisions about how they want their homes' interiors to look, where do they put their money? Cabinets and floors. Or, floors...

Dearborn Tower, currently being converted to "luxury residences," has been standing at 1530 S. State St. since 1906, serving a far different purpose: It was, until 1996, a giant storage...

When people who've lived in long-established neighborhoods hear that their territory is about to be invaded by a builder who's going to put up a new condo or convert an...

Potential homeowners with just a general notion of what they want and with budgets from just over $100,000 to about $200,000 could easily spend the day at Wesglen in southwest...

The Fawn Ridge development in south suburban Country Club Hills has just three models but this trio could serve as a primer on multilevel living, steps and stairways. Even the...

I really don't like stairways that are in your face the minute you step inside a house. You know the kind: They're just standing there, waiting for you as you...

Cobble Creek, a town-home community under construction in far north suburban Gurnee, is bordered on three sides by Heather Ridge, a 27-year-old subdivision that includes condos, single-family homes and town...

Here's another entry in the ongoing saga detailing Chicago's upscale and heated housing market. Retail stores and other businesses are still operating in the buildings along Superior and Huron Streets...

Two of the six town home models at Bridgewater in west suburban Naperville are standouts in a development with entry-level or first-time buyer prices, with base prices starting at $139,990....