Genevieve Buck

Marie Panzica loves golf courses--two in particular. And, it's not that she's an avid golfer. She just loves looking at them. From her balcony, she can watch players putting on...

Long-time residents of idyllic communities often fight the forces that bring change to their comfortable surroundings. The enemy might be new construction that doubles the density of an area or...

Next Saturday, when you revisit this space, you'll find the first of what will be weekly reviews of Chicago area homes and subdivisions. But before we launch what we think...

Q--What types of residential real estate are most often up for auction? A--Estates, put on the market by heirs or financial institutions; homes of people involved in divorces or in...

For much of the '90s, the mushrooming stock market made millions of Americans feel pretty darn comfortable--rich, in fact. Feeling flush, many spent lavishly and saved little, creating what some...

A long-awaited agreement bringing a Nordstrom specialty store to Chicago, with a North Michigan Avenue entrance, was announced Monday as the centerpiece of a $450 million complex of hotels, retail...

The federal government says 2 million American workers are getting a raise on Monday, Labor Day. Employees who've been making $4.75 an hour will see a 40-cent-per-hour raise starting this...

The looming dent in Sears, Roebuck and Co.'s profits--first predicted in April when news of its illegal handling of debt collections broke--finally hit Thursday: Sears reported second-quarter earnings were down...

No matter what happens to Montgomery Ward & Co. as it goes through the painful rites of Chapter 11 bankruptcy, big chunks of its $6.6 billion business inevitably will land...