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Helping those in need, strengthening our communities, and empowering everyone in our family to become a part of something bigger — that's all part of our DNA here at Baird & Warner. For more than 164 years, we have been proud to give back to the Chicagoland communities we call home.  Today, the incredible agents at Baird & Warner Fox Valley take giving back to new heights. 

In our Good Will Network's $24K of Solid Good giving campaign last year, we awarded $24,000 grants to five housing-related nonprofits across Chicagoland. We asked the recipients how those funds helped them do their work, and here are three of their stories:

360 Youth Services in Naperville was able to offer individual therapy for youth entering their life-changing sub...

We're excited to be part of a video series that takes an intimate look at what to eat, see, and do in communities across Chicagoland with Baird & Warner agents and other people who live and wo...

Curb appeal is all about making the exterior of your home welcoming, attractive, and enticing to buyers. It's about highlighting your property's outdoor space, to make your home as appealing as possible to everyone who pulls up to your curb for the first time.  As a seller, taking curb appeal into account can be incredibly important. To visitors and potential buyers, your home's outdoor appearance can be a major factor in how valuable they perceive a property to be, and how enthusiastic they are about making an offer. If buyers can't immediately envision themselves living in and enjoying a home from the outside, there's no guarantee that seeing the rest of the property will change their minds. 

As the third most-populous metro area in the United States, Chicago has an amount of automobile traffic rivaled by few. Fortunately, the city is home to an incredibly expansive commuter rail network. Metra has its flaws, as any regular rider can tell you. But having a credible alternative to hours of bumper-to-bumper traffic (the reality in many American cities), even from some of the most far-flu...

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