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Did you know that without Baird & Warner, some of Chicago's North Shore communities might not be as popular as they are today? After World War I, Chicago enjoyed a building boom that continued until the Great Depression. In fact, between 1900 and 1920, the population of the North Shore exploded. A big reason for the growth was the construction of more train...

In honor of Fair Housing Month, we wanted to share more about Baird & Warner's long history of doing the right thing when it comes to opening up housing opportunities for all. When John Baird, father of our current president, Steve Baird, was president in the 1960s, there were ongoing fair housing debates at the local, state, and federal levels. Some civic l...

In 1871, the Great Chicago Fire burned 70,000 homes and destroyed over $200 million ($3.8 billion today) of property. Baird & Warner (known as Baird & Bradley in 1871) was 16 years old and specialized in mortgage lending, property management, and insurance. The company had seen the city's population triple since opening their doors, and they were growing rapidly, to...

Here in Chicagoland, spring is a time for celebration. The ice and snow are gone and the temperatures are rising. It's time for sunny days, cool nights — and lots and lots of rain. In our area, the spring season comes in like a lion in March, and then brings plenty of those classic April showers. Whether you love the sound of rain on the rooftop, or you'd rather stay high and dry, it's important to take steps to avoid letting spring rainfall turn into a problem for your Chicagoland property. Have you gotten your home ready for April showers? Here are five ways to prevent flooding and keep your home safe from springtime downpours:

Today, we're surrounded by so much remarkable technology that it can be easy to take it all for granted. But when you take a step back, it really is incredible to observe how far we've come. For instance? In homes around Chicagoland today, people are controlling their lights via smartphone, ordering dinner by talking to a speaker, and creating shopping lists by typing on their refrigerator door's touch screen.
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