Sharon Stangenes

Towns and neighborhoods rife with teardowns are proof of the adage that "what's old is new again." After a period of growth followed by a number of years of stability,...

Elgin, once known by the watches and clocks made in the community, now is known by many for the Grand Victoria Casino moored on the Fox River. But this 150-year...

Sure, stainless-steel appliances and granite countertops are more fun to talk about than insulation and taped ductwork. But smart shoppers concerned about saving the Earth and living comfortably once in...

It is little more than a hole in the ground, but 340 on the Park is nearly 65 percent sold. The 62-story glass tower's stellar location at 340 E. Randolph...

It would be easy to zoom past Thatcher Woods in the fast-moving traffic on North Avenue in Melrose Park. The brick-faced sales center pretty much fills the frontage on the...

Minoru Yamasaki was a respected architect who first burst onto the national stage in the mid-1950s with a design for the air terminal at Lambert Field, St. Louis. He was...

Looking for a modern-day Tara? Head to Hawthorn Woods Country Club and the $1.75 million Hampton model. Though the exterior of the house won't remind you much of the antebellum...

After providing housing for nearly a million people, Habitat for Humanity International recently has been working to get its own house in order. The board of the Americus, Ga.-based organization...

National production builders and many of their local counterparts have seldom ventured into the south suburbs which long have been the preserve of a sturdy breed of home-grown independent builders....

Buying a new house is always a numbers game. There is the cost of the mortgage, assessments and taxes. There are the number of bedrooms and baths, the square footage...