April 2013, Vol. 3, No. 4
The April 2013 issue of Chicagoland Cooperator newspaper focuses on Landscaping & Lawn Care
In this issue, you can read about caring for lawns and landscaping invasive species and landscape design.
Visit our archives to see other articles that were published in 2013.
News Briefs
- 03.29.2013 Start Early on Shaping Next Year's Budget. Quick question for community association volunteers: When does budget season begin and end?[Chicago Tribune]
- 03.29.2013 Start Early On Shaping Next Year's Budget. Quick question for community association volunteers: When does budget season begin and end? [Chicago Tribune]
- 03.29.2013 Federal Loan 'Done Deal' for Downtown River Development. $100 million will finance Riverwalk extension; work begins in 2014, mayor says.[Chicago Tribune]
- 03.28.2013 Developer Pays $4.5M to Replace Lincoln Park Condos With Mansion. A developer has bought out an 11-unit condominium association in Lincoln Park for about $4.5 million, paying a premium price amid a dwindling number of development sites in the upscale neighborhood.[Chicago Real Estate Daily]
- 03.28.2013 Bank of America Tops List of Mortgage Complaints By Borrowers. The lender has accounted for 30% of complaints to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, with two-thirds of them involving modifications.[Chicago Tribune]
- 03.24.2013 Homebuyers With Expensive Taste on the Prowl. The world is experiencing a population boom of people who are absolutely rolling in money. And they're hungry for houses.[Chicago Tribune]
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02.20.13 The First Move-Ins At K2, A New 496-Unit Apartment Building in Chicago's River West Neighborhood, are scheduled to begin March 1.
[Chicago Tribune]
Featured Articles
Keeping the Grass Greener
Chicagoland is not exactly known for year-round sunshine and palm trees. At
first glance, greenery, lawns and lawn care may seem to be non–issues for many city residents, but like most Americans, Chicagoans have a love
affair with lush green turf.
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Invasive Species
A pair of Asian carp made headlines last spring when they were found in the
Garfield Park Lagoon. Although officials from the Department of Natural
Resources think they were long-term residents, possibly remnants of a fisherman’s bait bucket, the discovery highlighted the mounting concern about this
invasive species in the region. Read More
The Grand Design
Whether you live in a towering high-rise or a sprawling suburban development,
landscaping not only helps a condo or HOA increase and retain property values,
but has a positive impact on residents themselves—beautiful, functional green spaces and plantings increase pride of ownership,
influence morale, and just generally make a place more pleasant to be in for
owners and visitors alike. And unless there happens to be a master gardener or
landscape architect on a building board or grounds committee, chances are that
the community's administrators will have to call upon a professional landscape
specialist to help make the most of their building's potential.
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