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Shodeen Buyers Appreciate Well-Stocked Design Center and Expert Assistance

Oftentimes when you purchase a new home, you can plan on racking up mileage on the car and filling up extra slots on your calendar. That’s because when it’s time to make important selections like cabinetry, flooring and lighting fixtures, you’ll likely have to make several trips to various home improvement [...]

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Visit Elgin for a Grand-Opening Event Saturday

New Chicago area real estate is hard to find these days. So, when there is new construction, and it’s affordable, it’s an exciting event.
An exciting event is what Town & Country Homes will make out of its grand opening of two new model homes at Providence in the western suburb.
The two professionally decorated models, which [...]

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Governor Signs Bill to Help Illinois Homeowners

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn enacted a law on Sunday that will save Cook County residents money on property taxes and guide other Illinois homeowners through the property-tax process.
The new law extends for three years the Cook County Alternative General Homestead exemption, also known as the “7 percent solution,” which reduces the assessed value of a [...]

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Tornado-Affected Homeowners to Get Aid from SBA, Not FEMA

Residents in north central Illinois whose real estate was affected by tornadoes that touched down on June 5 are eligible to apply for a low-interest loan to clean up the mess.
Governor Pat Quinn on Tuesday announced that the state has been granted a U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) disaster declaration, which will provide homeowners, renters [...]

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Couple Leaves Condo for Single-Family Lifestyle at Mill Creek in Geneva

Seeking greener pastures for their growing family, Chris and Kristin Power said goodbye to the big city and hello to a new lifestyle of comfort and convenience at Mill Creek, Shodeen Residential’s master-planned community in Geneva.
Owners of a River North condo since 2006, the couple knew they would have to expand [...]