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Useful App From Allstate Insurance

May 9,2012 | By Rusty Payton

Here's great App from Allstate Insurance - the Allstate Digital Locker alllows you to catalog all og your valuables and possession so that you have a comprehensive inventory in the eent of a loss from theft or disaster. The information is stored in the cloud and is accessible anywhere you have internet access. Best of all - ITS FREE. You do not need to be an Allstate customer.

Chicago Street Festival Guide

May 8,2012 | By Rusty Payton

If you live in Chicago, you know what summer brings - street festivals aplenty. If you are new to Chicago, you will soon realize that this is one of the many reasons you came. Just about every neighborhood has its very own fest. Check out this Chicago Guide to Street Festivals by Metromix. And, get out there and enjoy as many festivals as you can this summer.

2012 Andersonville Wine Walk Announced

May 2,2012 | By Rusty Payton

Mark you calendar - May 20, 2012 has been set as the date for the 2012 Andersonville Wine Walk. Click here for more details.

Looking for a Farmers Market? Look No Further.

April 30,2012 | By Rusty Payton

One of the great things about summer in Chicagoland is the abundance of local farmers market's. Often, we just stumble upon them while out for a Saturday stroll or while visiting a new neighborhood. Well, now thanks to the state's agriculture department, we have an official list of locations for

Chicago Property Taxes Too High? Appeal.

April 28,2012 | By Rusty Payton

Surely, no one enjoys paying property taxes in Chicago or elsewhere. Yet, they are inescapable if you are a property owner. In recent years, it seems the burden has increased exponentially. The days are filled with headlines about the decline in home values but the tax bill (which is supposed to be based on value) does not seem to have budged at all. What can you do?

What Does #1 Mean? Franchise Real Estate Companies Battle it Out.

April 22,2012 | By Erick Ocasio

Today's Sunday Tribune confirmed something that I have noticed for quite some time now. The big franchise real estate companies - Coldwell, Banker, Prudential Rubloff and At Properties - seemed to all be locked in a heated battle for the moniker of #1. What's going on here? Coldwell Banker touts that it is "#1 in Chicagoland." Prudential Rubloff claims the title of "#1 Luxury Firm." At properties gives itself three titles: "#1 Company in Chicago," #1 In The North Shore - Winnetka Office" and "#2 In The North Shore - Evanston Office." Is there an upcoming trophy ceremony that I missed? Who awards such distinguished prizes?

Mobile Phones and the Do Not Call List - Get the Facts

April 19,2012 | By Manuel Brown

There has beeen a lot in the press and on blogs and such about the prospect of mobile phones being the subject of telemarketing calls and how this all interacts with the National "Do Not Call" list. Well, we did some research and found this information from the FCC: the Facts