John Handley

Something new is cooking at an old spaghetti factory near downtown Chicago. Built in the early 1900s, the four- and six-story brick structure in the city's trendy River North neighborhood...

The site of an old bowling alley in Schaumburg is on a roll of a different kind. It will become Olde Schaumburg, a 19th Century-style residential development. The nostalgic 1890s...

The mystery of Block X has been solved. The owner of nearly two acres just west of the Loop is planning a transformation. The industrial property is slated to take...

A former quarry in west suburban Warrenville continues to fill up with a variety of new uses--from offices to light manufacturing, from residential to entertainment. The latest project announced for...

The old-fashioned look continues to gain popularity in the Chicago area as attested to by Washington Village in north suburban Grayslake, yet another subdivision inspired by neo-traditional concepts. The Landmark...

The legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright will live on, but not at Prairie Grove, a subdivision planned for 57 single-family homes in northwest suburban Buffalo Grove. Samuels Homes, based in...

The Age of Printing is giving way to the Age of the Internet at a downtown loft building. The 100,000-square-foot structure at the northeast corner of Harrison and Clark Streets...

Veteran home builder Joe Keim knows how to pick 'em. He selected a hot location in Naperville for his latest subdivision, Heatherstone. Keim, who has built some 4,000 homes in...

Buying a piece of a Chicago landmark is easy. It's all part of the deal at the Manhattan Building Condominium in the South Loop. When the 16-story, steel-frame structure was...

Fancy show homes require a lot of extra work, so builders sometimes find themselves working up to the very last minute to finish their custom creations before the opening. But...