Why a Loan Closing Survey Can Protect Your Closing
If you plan to sell or refinance your home, now is the right time to get a loan closing survey. Cook County will send out its second property tax bills for 2024 on November 14, and payments are due by December 15. With the bills coming late and deadlines getting close, it’s smart to make […]
How a Boundary Survey Guided a Major Spill Cleanup
When a half-million gallons of liquid asphalt spilled into the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal near Forest View, the city faced more than just a cleanup. Crews needed to know exactly where the spill spread, who owned the affected land, and which agencies were responsible for fixing it. That’s where a boundary survey became one […]
How a Drone Surveyor Restores Accuracy After a Seiche
When Lake Michigan suddenly dropped last week, it surprised many Chicago residents and contractors. The National Weather Service said it was a seiche — a quick rise and fall in water levels caused by strong winds and air pressure shifts. The main reports came from Lake Erie, but the same thing happened across all the […]