When it comes to size, is a bigger home better? Not so. In fact, today’s homebuyers say it’s not size, but function that counts.

Families spend an average of $9,073 more per year to cover basic housing and child care costs in the city than in the suburbs, according to a new Cost of Living analysis from Zillow and Care.com

For 22 years, Sandy Zedella enjoyed a comfortable lifestyle at her spacious three-level townhouse in Lake Barrington. Then one day last March, the avid golfer bent down to put on her house slippers and broke her back, which had deteriorated from a pre-existing condition. Two months later, she broke her arm after the kitchen chair she was leaning on tipped over, sending her crashing to the floor.

CHICAGO (Jan. 3, 2017) – Glenview, Ill.-based homebuilder Edward R. James Companies announced it received seven Gold Key Awards from the Homebuilders Association of Greater Chicago (HBAGC) for two of its communities. Brighton Mews, a 29-unit townhome community in Park Ridge, Ill., was awarded two Gold Key Awards in the Townhome and Duplex category for Excellence in Architectural Design and Excellence in New Construction, and one for Excellence in Community Design in the category of Landscape Design. Westgate at The Glen, a 171-unit community in Glenview, Ill., earned three Gold Key Awards for Excellence in Architectural Design in the categories of Single Family, Rowhome and Townhome, as well as one for Excellence in Community Design in the category of Land Planning.