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It's that time to go through statistics for 2008.  Actually, I guess I'm a little late, but with the many towns I work in it takes a while to get all the stats updated.

I was pleasantly surprised to see that my hometown of Oak Lawn, Illinois, held up better than I would have thought.  Yes, everything is down, but as far as price, I expected a bigger decrease.

Single Family Oak Lawn homes only decreased in amount of sales by 11.6% and by average sales price 11.9%.  With all the doom and gloom going around I expected the value to have been worse.  I guess I'm reading too much data for areas harder hit like Florida, Las Vegas, California, Phoenix, etc.

Oak Lawn Condos and Townhomes had a larger decrease as far as units sold, down 34.6%, but the average…

In the last few years I've been interviewed by several local newspapers for different articles.  It all started when an article regarding a lost domain name was published in the Wall Street Journal.  That was syndicated all over the nation and was picked up by The Chicago Sun Times and the Daily Southtown.  The Daily Southtown even did a second story with a photo!  I was also featured on a local radio station regarding that story.

Once I got that second Daily Southtown article I started getting interviewed for real estate related stories.  I've saved all of the interviews that I found.  The problem is that they don't always tell you when the story will be published.

I was even on television this year (regarding my blogs on hypermiling) on WYCC on a…

There are so many blogs and posts written about the REW conference but I had to add my own story.  I almost didn't go because I was so intimidated by the multiple methods of travel required - all explained at my fear of flying post.

Planes, Taxis, Ferries and Automobiles

I felt like a whiny little baby about my fear of traveling to Nanaimo.  Especially when I heard Michael Brown's story.  He had a longer flight than I did but he also had a 3 1/2 hour drive to the airport first and had to use extended parking.  My airport is less than 15 minutes away.  Boy, we sure take things for granted.

I arrived at Seattle first and waited for Michael.  We told each other what we were wearing although I was sure I'd recognize him from his pics on his website. …

My son, Chad and I like to take the grandkids on walking paths to help us keep in shape.  We used to push the kids in strollers but they outgrew that and now walk on their own.

Sometimes they run too far ahead of us (especially on this winding trail) and sometimes they stop our stride by fooling around.  We have to stop fighting, have to help with falls and need to stop to tie shoes or take a drink of water.

For my blogs and some variety, we like finding and trying out different paths. I don't know who told us about this particular trail, but it sure was interesting. 

There are several different trails intertwined around Horsetail Lake located in Palos Park around McCarthy Rd. & 108th Ave.  We looked at the map and figured we'd simply walk the…

Coyote Not Ugly

Where did they get that saying?  I think coyotes are cute and the recent visit by a coyote to a downtown Chicago Loop Quiznos proves that they are nice looking animals.  I've read of coyotes being found in Chicago but this is the most interesting sighting:
Coyote Visits Quiznos in Chicago

Rattlesnakes Rattling Illinois Residents

Just when you think that has to be the most interesting animal happening in the area there is another story about rattlesnakes in northern Illinois!  And this endangered species bit a nice labrador in McHenry County.  Read all about it here.

Drunken Cop Attacks Bartender

And since we're talking about animals, you might as well read about one of Chicago's finest (hopefully to be ex-finest), attacking… Read Full Post

Orland Park, IL has been mentioned in Money Magazine as one of the top 100 places to live in the United States.  It is located in the southwest suburbs of Chicago and has train stops for those who work or play in downtown Chicago.

This popular village has it all - dining, entertainment, shopping, transportation and so much more.  You really don't have to ever leave this town to have fun or buy whatever you might need.

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