Once symbols of mid-century suburbia, split-level houses carry a familiar rhythm of short staircases, modest footprints, and tucked-away rooms. Today, many of those same homes are being reimagined ...

When Tim Saetre and his wife, Emma Sievers, moved to Cook County four years ago, they were chasing a dream that started with a few electric bikes and a camper. Today, that journey has led them to open ...

Yet for as many 99-cent songs as were purchased in the 2000s, anyone who spent time on that era’s file-sharing networks can verify that the LP was still the most important unit for music obsessives.