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Attended National Night out in Tinley Park, Illinois and a lot of people got to see Thor the police K9 take on a bad guy.

I grew up watching the Cubs play, and remember my first trip to Wrigley Field when I was 13. Walking up those stairs from the dark old stadium and seeing that bright sunny field, hearing the crack of the bat during batting practice was awesome. During my time of watching the Cubs, my friends and I would imitate the players as we would swing the wiffle ball bat. My friend would be Ryne Sandberg……….I would be ANDRE DAWSON!!! Would even do the batting stance and bat movement before the pitch. What great memories and congrats to Andrew Dawson for his election to the baseball hall of fame. I just hope he wears the correct hat when entering the hall of fame……….the Cubs hat!

I would like to think the reason why he made it in this time was because of those crazy Cubs fans over at www.cubscast.com because they had a big twitter campaign under the hash tag #dawson4thehall which got 1677 tweets. Way to go guys!

It is only fitting to end this post with……….a HAWK CHOP!  HAWK CHOP! HAWK CHOP!

Have a glorious day!

As talked about on the local Chicago news last night and reported this morning, Oprah will be leaving Chicago some time after her last show September 9th, 2011. See my previous blog post here. I have also located another article about her leaving here.

Other events in Chicago this weekend:

Mannheim Steamroller @ Sears Centre 5333 Prairie Stone Parkway, Hoffman Estates, IL

Bears Vs. Eagles here in Chicago on Sunday 22nd at 7:20 pm.

Post your comment of what else is happening this weekend.

I couldn’t believe it my self until I found this article from CNBC.com, then saw this was going on in Barrington, Illinois. Here is the full article below for your reading pleasure.

Published: Wednesday, 11 Nov 2009 | 12:26 PM ET

Here’s a sweet real-estate deal: One well-heeled Chicago suburb is selling three homes in its downtown area for just $1 each.

Source: Village of Barrington Hey, honey—Can you come out and help me unload the trunk? This hair salon I bought today is a little heavy! I’d also love your input on where to put it. By the fireplace?

But, wait, don’t answer yet: They’ll also give you $10,000 to buy one of them.

That’s right. They’re paying YOU to buy a house.

So why aren’t there any takers?

Well, there’s one teensy catch: You have to physically move the house to another location and that costs a lot more than $10,000 — more like $20,000.

The town of Barrington, which had to reduce its staff by 10 percent last year amid the recession, wants that land to build new restaurants, shops and office space as part of a downtown-revitalization project.

A first round of bidding generated a lot of buzz but no buyers.

The town says it’s because the auction wasn’t long enough.

“We only had the bidding process open for a few weeks and that didn’t give the public enough time to assemble and get all the different players together — house mover, utilities, etc.,” said Brooke Jones, a development planner for Barrington.

It also had a lot to do with money.

By the time you add up the costs of buying a new lot, building a new foundation and then rewiring these turn-of-the-century homes for modern times, “it probably ends up costing per square foot similar to building a new home,” said Marty O’Donnell, who runs a B&B in town with his wife, Mary, and is chairman of the local architecture-review commission.

To put it simply: You get a fixer-upper-MOVER for the same cost as a new, move-in ready home.

And then there’s the fact that you have to figure out how to actually MOVE the house.

I mean, if you said, here’s a new refrigerator, all you have to do is find a place to put it, I could probably find a truck to move it — and a place to put it. But a house? That just sounds like something beyond the scope of my capability.

“It’s really a labor of love,” O’Donnell said — you’ve got to love the house and love preserving little pieces of history.

O’Donnell, who lives in a historic home in downtown Barrington and also volunteers to preserve the town’s architectural history, obviously has the love: “It’s kind of a cute story,” he said. “You can buy a home for a negative $10,000 — all you have to do is find a place to put it!”

If you’ve got $1 — and the love — contact Brooke Jones from the village of Barrington at (847) 304-3400. The next round of bidding will start in November and run through March.

http://www.cnbc.com/id/33838028

Hope you enjoyed this.

Could this be, well only heard it reported on CBS 2 news on Thursday November 5th here in Chicago that she might be setting up a studio in California. Don’t think that means she would be actually leaving Chicago, but might be doing shows in more then one place. Also CNBC.com reported by Julie Boorstin this article:

Is Oprah Ready to go on her own?

http://www.cnbc.com/id/33675696

Hope you enjoy

Well we do have this saying in Chicago……..”Wait till next year.” so I guess we were prepared. Well, back to work for Chicago! Speaking of work, if you have not heard already, rates are low, 1st time homebuyer credit ends Nov. 30th and there are a couple more changes coming down the way for FHA mortgages. I will get most the changes posted over the next few posts so keep watching for them. If you have any questions, just feel free to ask!

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WOW, talk about excitement in the air here in Chicago. We can’t wait for 11:00 am for the announcement of who gets the Olympics in 2016. From what I hear, Chicago does have a very good chance but getting strong compition from Brazil. Lets see what happens!

Now, if Chicago does get the Olympics, yes there will be costs involved but from some of the reports on the low end it would still bring $2 billion to our local economy. This should also boost locat real estate and that means everyone will need a mortgage unless they have cash.

Saw a wonderful article from the LA TIMES just explaining how the rates are at an all time low. http://tinyurl.com/ydpegfc

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With my network of trusted individuals within the housing industry, allow me to be a person who is a one stop person for any of your home buying needs. If you are needing a mortgage on your purchase, or the refinancing of your mortgage start by sending me an email or give me a call now.

If you live in Chicago, this is all you hear about the Olympic bid. After tomorrow all the suspense will be over as the winner will be named. Whether you are for or against the games coming to Chicago, this is a win win by putting Chicago in the worlds spot light. If you are a realtor, have you capitalized on all this media exposure? If you are a buyer or seller, have you seen the interest of housing pick up close to these areas? This is a great time if you are a buyer, seller, or realtor looking to do something in properties within the Chicago market. Don’t let this opportunity pass you by and let me know what you think. Check out www.chicago2016.org.

We can help you nationwide and Podemos ayudar en espanol!

With my network of trusted individuals within the housing industry, allow me to be a person who is a one stop person for any of your home buying needs. If you are needing a mortgage on your purchase, or the refinancing of your mortgage start by sending me an email or give me a call now.