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Uncategorized PANDEMIC PREFERENCES Original Post: August 7, 2021    The COVID-19 pandemic interrupted the usual Spring market in Chicago and its North Shore suburban communities but not for long.  By the end of May, 2020, when the Spring market typically comes to a close, the exponential rise of COVID-19 contagion was checked in the City and North Shore.  […]
Uncategorized COVID-19   Original Post:  April 15, 2020 Real estate in Illinois, during the COVID-19 crisis, is an essential service. In March 2020, Governor Pritzker initiated and, then, extended a stay-at-home order through April 30th in an effort to interrupt the exponential curve of COVID-19 contagion in the State. One cannot “stay at home” if one does […]
Uncategorized THE NEW OLD CHICAGO POST OFFICE   Original Post: November 13, 2019   The first structure of the Old Main Chicago Post Office was built in 1921 and the addition, straddling an existing railway system and a planned expressway, was completed in 1932. The architects were Graham, Anderson, Probst & White. At the time, Chicago was the Nation’s mail order capital, and […]
Uncategorized Net Neutrality Original Post: October 12, 2018  [Above diagram is an unidentified communications network drawn from the Internet.]  According to Google Dictionary, “net neutrality” is a principle guiding the practices of Internet service providers: “enable access to all content and applications regardless of the source and without favoring or blocking particular products or websites.” The concept implies […]
Uncategorized FLAG LOT Original Post:  January 10, 2018   The above charming property was initially intended as the stable for a large estate near Highland Park’s business district. Town officials blocked the completion of the stable. They disliked the idea of horses grazing close to town along Sheridan Road and required the owners to convert the structure into a […]
Uncategorized TAXES Original Post:  August 25, 2017 Lake Forest is reputed to have reasonable residential property taxes. Its 2016 tax rate, 5.256, is Lake County’s lowest and results in property tax bills around $14,000 for a median market value of $800,000. Zion has the highest rate, 19.966, resulting in tax bills around $6500 for a median market […]
Uncategorized RENT?   Original Post:  March 24, 2017    Should I rent or should I own?  There are personal and financial factors which spur a move in one direction or another.  Changes in household composition (marriage, divorce, birth, death) or work (relocation, retirement, income) result in different needs for space and function and demands on financial resources.  Also […]
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