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Frozen Pipes & Winter Plumbing Damage in Brookfield and Lyons, IL: The Working-Class Suburb Guide to Protecting Pre-War Homes Before the Polar VortexFrozen Pipes & Winter Plumbing Damage in Brookfield and Lyons, IL: The Working-Class Suburb Guide to Protecting Pre-War Homes Before the Polar Vortex

Brookfield Was Founded in 1889 to Offer Suburban Living at Working-Class Prices. Lyons Was Incorporated in 1888 at the Chicago Portage. Both Communities Were Built Affordably, Quickly, and to the Standards of Their Era — Which Means Thinner Walls, Shallower Basements, and Supply Systems That in Thousands of Homes Have Never Been Assessed, Let Alone […]