Located right off of Lake Michigan and minutes from the Chicago, the northern suburb of Evanston is home to more than 74,000 residents. This diverse population contributes to the city's unique and extensive cultural scene while at the …
According to the most recent U.S. Census, an estimated 285,000—or roughly 10 percent—of Chicagoland's population is over the age of 65. Older Chicagoans live in all parts of the city, both integrated into their longtime neighborhoods and…
The economy cratered—to use a term in popular parlance at that time—in September 2008, with the collapse of too-big-to-fail Lehman Brothers. While the measures undertaken by the federal government and the Federal Reserve averted complet…
As the economy sputters along and unemployment rates remain steady at more than nine percent, there isn’t call for celebration. Whereas the real estate market was also lumped in with these aforementioned Great Recession causalities, in …
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that 136 million tons of construction and demolition waste was generated in 1996, which was the last time these figures were made available, and those numbers have most likely ri…
Holidays are usually synonymous with good cheer, smiles, and a festive atmosphere—but occasionally, they can be the cause of friction and ill will as well. When people of various faiths and traditions all live in the same high-rise buil…
Des Plaines, Illinois in Cook County was originally settled by the French who named the town, “of the plains.” Today, the town is officially nicknamed the "City of Destiny." This suburb of Chicago, which sits right next to O'Ha…
Nestled halfway between Chicago and Milwaukee, Kenosha, Wisconsin is a historic quaint community and the fourth largest city on the shores of Lake Michigan. Kenosha is bordered by the lake to the east and is bordered by the Town of Som…
Hyde Park, located on the South Side in Cook County is approximately seven miles south of the Chicago Loop and one of Chicago’s 77 neighborhoods and community areas. As a neighborhood, Hyde Park's definition has shrunk to a cor…