Chicago's Early Bike Culture; Booming Rat Population; More!

·Closeout sales escalate at Lake Park Crescent [Trib]
·Mild winter bolsters Chicago's rat population [Huff Post]
·Naperville pays up to keep Walmart [Daily Herald]
·Six egregiously overused IKEA products in home stagings [Estately]
·Tracing the early history of Chicago bike culture [Chicago Mag]
·Rise in homeowner scams [Trib]
·Green homebuilding creeps closer to mainstream [Trib]