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Fulton Developers’ founding principal and lead designer Mark Muller had a check in-hand, ready to finally pull the trigger on a family home in Highland Park. He, his wife Jamie, and three kids had planned to invest in a fixer-upper and renovate it to perfection; after all, Muller has been building custom homes on the

Great Taste

If we’ve learned anything over the last year, it’s the value of a home with plenty of room to spread out, work, and play. A new listing at 5 Brighton Lane in Oak Brook embodies all of those things and then some. With 7 bedrooms and 6.5 baths, this luxurious, all-brick-and-stone estate home is nestled

Most Wanted

Warm weather looks for a gorgeous season ahead.

Portuguese Egg Bread

WHEN I WAS writing for a national newspaper’s food section, Suzana B. reached out in search of a sweet Portuguese bread her husband used to enjoy. After a little testing, I sent her this version. With ginger, mashed potatoes, and some of the water used to boil the potatoes in the mix, the bread bakes

Celebrating National Arbor Day

IT IS ESTIMATED that Lake Forest has lost almost 100,000 trees over the last decade. Their absence—most notably in our ash trees—is painfully obvious each autumn, their glimmering, golden beauty erased from our parkways by the emerald ash borer. But the role of our trees extends far beyond the beautification of public and private landscapes.

Spring Green Brunch Skillet

Spring welcomes green into our landscapes and our kitchens. That means lovely fresh ramps, spring leeks, tender young asparagus, and more. In Barrington, we are lucky to have access to fresh farm produce from the more than 60 Illinois farms that are a part of Down at the Farms, LLC—all in a one-stop-shop: Evanston’s Village

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