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Jun 23, 2013 • By Matthew Stock.

Some­times, find­ing the source of a wet base­ment in Chica­go is a lit­tle bit like a detec­tive sto­ry. The home­own­er dis­cov­ers the scene of the crime – a pud­dle on the floor or a soaked car­pet...

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May 15, 2013 • By Matthew Stock.

The Orland Park area was orig­i­nal­ly set­tled by Eng­lish immi­grants, fol­lowed by Lux­em­bourg­ers and Ger­mans, includ­ing the Hostert fam­i­ly whose orig­i­nal log cab­in is still pre­served in the vil­lage...

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May 8, 2013 • By Matthew Stock.

Mor­ton Grove was orig­i­nal­ly part of the trib­al lands of the Potawato­mi, much like the neigh­bor­ing vil­lage of Skok­ie and the near­by Chica­go neigh­bor­hood of Sauganash. Set­tle­ment by Euro­peans began...

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Mar 31, 2013 • By Matthew Stock.

There are a lot of mis­con­cep­tions about how wet base­ments hap­pen in Chica­go. Some home­own­ers think that the joint between a paved side­walk or gang­way and their home needs to be caulked...

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