Credit Prudential Rubloff

Looking for a home for sale on the North Shore? Or do you just like to ogle pictures of gorgeous real estate? Each week, Patch features North Shore Wow Homes that fits the bill. Toda...

Credit Hope Institute

The third early bird drawing for the Chicago Dream House Raffle could be the opportunity for cash or the choice of a trip to an exciting destination for one lucky winner. Those who purcha...

Credit @properties

From elegant and stately mansions to modern, environmentally-friendly abodes, the North Shore is full of one-of-a-kind homes. Each week, Patch features one ‘Wow House’ that catches o...

Credit Reboot Illinois

TAX SNAPSHOT Today in Illinois, every wage-earner pays 5 percent in state income tax. It was 3 percent until January 2011, and is scheduled to drop back to 3.75 percent on Jan. 1, 2015. T...

Credit Gail Schechter

“No tenements for some and castles for others.”  These words from the 19th century social reformer Henry Demarest Lloyd are etched on the base of a statue of a homeless working man on She...