Two summers ago, Tom Macina and fellow residents of his six-flat condominium building in Lincoln Park began wondering if it was time to replace their decades-old back porch. “The wood was rotting, the ...

Are you thinking of hiring a deck builder to build a new porch or deck for your house? While it could be a good investment, it might not be the most effective expenditure. If you need to landscape ...

Are you thinking of hiring a deck builder to build a new porch or deck for your house? While it could be a good investment, it might not be the most effective expenditure. If you need to landscape ...

This full time-lapse build was late winter on an existing building site. The old building was torn down (hence the weirdly ...

What we love most about summer is when that golden hour light lingers long past dinnertime and your porch becomes your own personal oasis. Or at least it would be if it were properly decorated. Turns ...

The city has done a vigorous job of going after Philip Pappas, the owner of the building whose porch gave way on June 29, killing 13 young people and injuring more than 50. The North Side landlord has ...