Lunch with Naperville's Olympic Gold Medalist

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Day 22 – Hey, what is up for lunch on Friday? How about lunch with a Naperville Gold Medal Winning Olympian? Hosted by the Chamber at White Eagle Golf Club, you can have lunch with Evan Lysacek! The following is from the Naperville Chamber of Commerce site:

Special Luncheon with Olympic Gold Medalist Evan Lysacek

3/26/2010 12:30 PM TO 2:30 PM

Registration is now closed for the Luncheon, please feel free to attend as a walk-in.

On behalf of the 1,700 Members of the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce, Mayor A. George Pradel and the City of Naperville, you are cordially invited to attend a special luncheon in honor of Naperville’s 2010 U.S. Olympic Gold Medalist Evan Lysacek:

Friday, March 26, 2010
12:30 to 2 p.m.
(registration opens at noon)
White Eagle Golf Club
3400 Club Drive
Naperville, Illinois, 60564

We expect a sell-out crowd for this event and ask that you RSVP to the Chamber by Wednesday, March 24 to secure your seat. The luncheon will be open to members of the community and the media. You may register online, or by calling Lisa Livingston at the Chamber at (630) 544-3365.

The luncheon will be open to the community, members of the press and ABC’s “Dancing With the Stars” will be taping the event for its program.

Thank you for your continued service to our community. We look forward to celebrating Evan’s victory with our regional community and honoring his astonishing accomplishment.

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Robbinsdale Armstrong High School Concert Choir

An extraordinary a cappella choir sang sang again at Grace United Methodist in Naperville. These kids are incredible.

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Spring comes to Naperville

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Blarney, parades, and fun in Naperville

“Top O’ the Morning To You” was the traditional greeting in my home when I was growing up (yes, I am 1/2 Irish on me sainted Mother’s side). “And the rest of the day to yourself” was the traditional reply. So, I Googled the phrase, and went to the Wiki to find a bit more of the background on this, and lo and behold, it appears to be a bit of blarney that it is an Irish saying at all! According to this source, the phrase actually comes from New Zealand of all places and only came to be attributed to the Irish thru Hollywood movie characters. Who knew?

Be that as it may, this Saturday, March 13, 2010 at 10:00 am, the West Suburban Irish St Patrick’s Day Parade kicks off in downtown Naperville. Route details and suggested parking information is available from the city of Naperville website.

There will be a change in the parade this year as the City has passed an ordinance prohibiting the throwing of beads, candy, etc during the parade. Seems there is the fear that parade watchers are being placed in peril and risk injury from the actions of the parade participants…(seriously biting my tongue here). However, these items may be handed out by people walking the parade route. So I guess you better get there early if you want a curbside seat so your kids can get their share of the swag. Otherwise they may be out of luck!

Personally, I enjoy the parade, the Irish Dancers, the floats, the school bands and the all the groups that participate. So come out Saturday morning and enjoy the festivities!

My Weekend Houseguest

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I have a visitor coming this weekend

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Area variations in Naperville single family home pricing

In talking with new homebuyers in Naperville or transferees, I am often asked what a typical home goes for in Naperville and how much that has changed in the last several years. And the answer?  It depends; what part of town (zip code) and even within a zip code, what subdivision. The following charts give a good picture of just home wide that variation is. Of note also is the differing trends by area.

As you can see, the first chart shows all of Naperville single family homes combined. Median price has dropped from around $508,000 13 months ago to a low in November of right around $480,000. Since then we have seen a recovery in prices to just under $490,000. Keep in mind, that median price in Naperville is generally about 12% lower than average price.

Our first breakout by zip code looks at 60540 home prices. During the same time period those have gone from a high of about $590,000 to just under $500,000 in August 09 – a sharp drop over a 4 month period. Since that time median prices have been drifting in a range of $490,000 to $500,000.

Next we look at home prices in 60563. Here we see a start around the $429,000 level with a decline to the low $390,000′s in December 09. Since then we have seen a sharp rebound to about $411,000  through February 2010.

Median home prices in 60564 have yet to see much of a recovery. Since April of 09 median pricing has gone from $568,000 to about $532,000 in February 2010.

Finally we look at 60565 home prices. This area of Naperville has weathered the past year much better than any other. In fact, the median price at the end of February 2010 of $445,000, is above the median of $430,000 in April 09! There had been a rise last summer to near the current level but there was a late year valley down to the low $430′s.

This is the maximum break out level for these charts. If you want to look deeper into your specific area or subdivision, drop me an email and we can take a look.

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A taste of Chicago architecture Gold Coast area

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Naperville 75th Street New Configuration

According to the City of Naperville, the winter configuration for the 75th and Washington construction project will change effective the first week of March . According to an article in the Naperville Sun on February 22, 2010:  …

“Beginning the week of March 1, traffic on 75th Street will once again be reduced to one lane in each direction.

The lane reductions are required to complete work related to the 75th and Washington Intersection Improvement Project. Access to Clyde Drive from westbound 75th Street will also be closed at this time.

All work involving major lane closures on 75th Street and Washington Street is slated for completion in mid-August….”

So, be aware and be alert. Some one else may not be. peace.