Livin’ La Vida Local: Staying at City View at the Highlands

What to Do Outside Your Lombard Corporate Apartment

Four-story modern apartment building with light yellow siding, white trim, and brick accents. Each unit has a balcony, and the landscaping includes small bushes and neatly trimmed grass under a partly cloudy sky.

So, you’re staying in the Chicago suburbs and not downtown near all the skyscrapers and busy sidewalks. That doesn’t mean you’re missing out on anything. You’re staying at City View at the …

Livin’ La Vida Local: Saving While Splurging

CSN Inside Sales Coordinator Erica Hale Guest Blogs Her Smart Shopping Tips

Two young women smiling and looking excitedly through a shop window at a mannequin display, holding shopping bags with a large red decorative sticker on the glass.

The holiday season can be stressful, and it’s almost always more than you budgeted for. But you can get great thrifty consignment store finds to high-end designer labels …

Livin’ La Vida Local: Reminiscing in Record Stores

CSN Inside Sales Coordinator, Erica Hale, Guest Blogs Her Throwback Experience

A person wearing a knit hat and headphones stands at a record player in a store, examining a vinyl record cover. Colorful gift bags and books are visible in the background.

Do you remember getting your first Walkman? What about dancing in the living room as your parents played your favorite record on the record player? Talk about a throwback.…