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The Holiday Season is a time when we try to come up with the perfect gift for people on our lists. We go to the mall and shop on-line, but often, the harder we try, coming up with the “perfect”…

For many of us, especially those of us who grew up in older homes in Barrington, Arlington Heights and other Northwestern Suburbs of Chicago, programming our thermostats meant mom or dad turning the heat up or down manually.  For example,…

How many of us remember the “housing boom” of the 1960’s. Subdivisions in Schaumburg, Arlington Heights, Hoffman Estates and Elk Grove Village seemed to appear overnight. The residents were young with young children and everything seemed shiny and new. Back…

The thermometer in Palatine has been hovering near 90 as we approach mid-September.  As we struggle with overheated children, school closings and sultry evenings, it is hard to think that in a month or two, we will need to crank…

Chicago’s summers are hot!  Whether you live on the south side or in the Northwest Suburbs, in order to keep your family cool and comfortable, you need to keep your air conditioner in top-notch condition.  One of the most important…

A healthy air conditioner is critical — even for our suburbs with cool-sounding names, like Lake in the Hills, Crystal Lake and Sleepy Hollow.  July in the Chicago area can be just as uncomfortable as July in Southern Florida –…

Indoor air is often worse than outdoor air, and one of the reasons is that outdoors the sun’s ultraviolet rays destroy microbes. Have you ever noticed that mold cannot grow in the sunshine? Unfortunately, your air conditioning system does not…

The cottonwood trees growing near the Fox River in towns like Algonquin, Barrington, Carpentersville, Cary and Fox River Grove provide an idyllic backdrop in many neighborhoods,  giving us shade in the summer, perfect habitat for warbling birds, and if we’re…

“An air conditioner’s filters, coils, and fins require regular maintenance for the unit to function effectively and efficiently throughout its years of service. Neglecting necessary maintenance ensures a steady decline in air conditioning performance while energy use steadily increases.” While…

The bottom line is that the most important thing anyone can do to protect their HVAC investment, protect the environment and keep energy costs down is to keep the equipment, including the furnace, air conditioning unit and related components clean…

The other day, I was out with my friends, and they were complaining that their hands and feet were very dry and cracked, and that no amount of lotions seemed to help. After all, it is winter in Wheaton. They…

Up to 72 trillion microscopic irritants or allergens find their way into your home every day.  These include dust, pollen, pet hair and dander, dust mites, mildew, lint, fungus, tobacco smoke, cooking grease and bacteria. These particles may be as…