local happenings

Walk in the Woods

November 6, 2009
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One of the great things about living in Morton Grove is the amount of green space for a suburb that’s so close to the Chicago city limits. The North Branch of the Chicago River runs through the town not too far from our house, and the river is surrounded by the Cook County Forest Preserve. [...]

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Morton Grove Shout-Out

October 29, 2009

Every Friday, the Chicago Tribune publishes a feature story in the Homes section about one community in the Chicagoland area, and last Friday was Morton Grove’s turn. It was a pretty good article, I thought, however I think their home sale ranges are misleading as the recent home sale on the low end was a [...]

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Weekend Wrap-up

July 8, 2008
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Pete and I enjoyed a well-deserved four-day 4th of July weekend. On a very chilly Thursday night we strolled over to the Morton Grove Days Festival, an annual event complete with carnival, live bands and the all-important beer tent. Although one of my good high school friends only lives a few blocks away from us, [...]

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