Skip the Candles: This Week's Home Hacks Are About Smell, Sanity, and One Very Good Desk

    Skip the Candles: This Week's Home Hacks Are About Smell, Sanity, and One Very Good Desk By Jenny Jones, Baird & Warner · August 1, 2026 · Home Hacks · Home Improvement This week's home hack roundup skipped the candle aisle entirely — moisture control, a desk makeover with actual before-and-afte

Butera's Is Out, Frank's Freshway Is In: Elgin's Clock Tower Plaza Gets a Grocery Reshuffle

    Butera's Is Out, Frank's Freshway Is In: Elgin's Clock Tower Plaza Gets a Grocery Reshuffle By Jenny Jones, Baird & Warner · August 1, 2026 · Elgin · Local Development · NW Suburbs The Butera's at Clock Tower Plaza in Elgin has new ownership — Frank's Freshway Market is taking over. Grocery stor

Jamboree Days Is Back in Carpentersville — And This Year It Brought Backup

    Jamboree Days Is Back in Carpentersville — And This Year It Brought Backup By Jenny Jones, Baird & Warner · August 1, 2026 · Carpentersville · Local Events · NW Suburbs Carpenter Park just landed a lineup that would make a lot of bigger towns jealous — Buckcherry, The Ides of March, and the Buck

This week's hottest homes in Algonquin, IL

  🔥 Algonquin, IL Market Snapshot · August 3, 2026 This week's hottest homes in Algonquin, IL — rated 🔥 to 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 One house on Louis Ave has been listed for three days and already has 57 saves. That's not a four-star listing — that's a five-fire listing. Here's how every active listing in 6010