As much as you love your home, you look at it completely differently when a young person is around. Whether you’ve just had a baby or your sister is bringing her kids around for the holidays, you’ll instantly see all the dangers that lurk in your bathrooms, kitchen, and living areas.

Chicago’s Halloween is celebrated in many unique ways with endless frights and innovative events that include magical parades, ball gatherings, bar crawls, club parties, haunted houses and more!

The Gold Coast Historic District is bounded by North Avenue, Lake Shore Drive, Oak Street, and Clark Streets. We at Dean’s Team Chicago ranked it the “2nd most walkable neighborhood in Chicago,” with 85,347 residents. It’s also “very bikeable.”

With Halloween Weekend and Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) ahead of us, Chicago restaurants are gearing up for a haunting good time, with special menus and drinks designed for your scary pleasure!

The garden is done. We have pulled the last of the tomato plants, and they have given their all. It’s best to remove all plant material from the garden. I used to leave the plants in through winter, but I learned better!

Homeowners are typically open to any efforts that will effectively help to reduce their utility bills as well as their imprint on the environment, and green roofs can help do exactly that.

Come join us for the grand opening of Chicago’s Halloweek 2022 at the 3rd annual Upside Down Halloween Parade this Saturday (12 p.m.-3 p.m.) in Washington Park (5531 S. King Dr.) in the Washington Park/Woodlawn neighborhood.

Bucktown is primarily home to millennials and Gen X. The family-oriented, affordable Bucktown neighborhood is the eastern-most boundary of the Logan Square community, and is defined by the North Branch of the Chicago River to its east, Bloomingdale Avenue to the south, Diversey Parkway to its north, and Western Avenue to the west.

Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises (LEYE) has provided Chicagoans and the nation with innovative cooking for more than a half-century. They’re also helping those who fight breast cancer this month with food specials that give back.

Mr. Clean Magic erasers can seem just that, magic. Whether using them on stubborn soap scum in the tub or scrubbing some dirty gym shoes they do a great job. But there are some places they cannot be used and some ways to use them more safely and effectively.

Whether you’ve got dogs, cats, hamsters, or bunnies running around at home, they’re part of the family. We love our pets, but that doesn’t mean potential buyers necessarily want to see them – or any evidence of them – when they’re scoping out your home for sale.

Chicagoans love celebrating the entire month of October with plenty of seasonal pop-ups, pumpkin patches, haunted houses, and more especially in anticipation of the arrival of Halloween and all the spookiness it brings!

While not officially one of the 77 Chicago communities, Ravenswood has long been an integral part of the North Side of Chicago.

At the tender age of 44, Master Sommelier-Restaurateur-TV Show Host Alpana Singh has had the kind of career that would have been enviable for someone twice her age.

Dryer maintenance is not only important for extending the life of your appliance and saving energy through optimum performance. It can prevent a fire! Lint buildup in dryers and vents are one of the leading causes of fires in the home. Here are some maintenance tips to do every other month at minimum.

If you’ve got a new kitchen on the mind, you likely want to dive head first into the job and get it done as quickly as possible. After all, you’ve got the budget, the vision, and the desire, so all that’s really holding you back is the swing of the hammer, right?

Our Fall season is in full swing here in Chicago! Come join us this weekend and see for yourself!! Come celebrate autumn in the heart of Chicago at the Lincoln Park Zoo’s 8th annual Fall Fest now through October 30th.

Located on the north end of a vibrant Clark Street, between 4900 and 5800 N. Clark Street, bordering the Edgewater and Uptown neighborhoods, Andersonville, as the Chamber of Commerce website notes, is known for its Swedish roots, historic architecture, and the Swedish-American Museum.

Nearly 40 years ago, the first Ed Debevic’s opened in River North to rave reviews and the World’s Smallest Sundae. (Yes, really) The 50’s-style diner served up comfort food like none other...

We have talked often about how to get a better night's sleep, but haven’t really delved into how we get up. The things you do first thing in the morning can have a big impact on the rest of your day. So, follow these tips to start your morning with a bang!

Should you move or improve? That is the million dollar question. When your family is growing, or you begin questioning whether or not those little quirks in your home are still charming, you may start to wonder whether you should move to a larger home or simply invest in renovating it.