While the circumstances of our travel was unfortunate (bereavement) Cory made us feel so welcome, and staying at this wonderful home made things much easier and less stressful. We were greeted with a welcome note and bottle of wine, which was a nice touch. Everything is exactly as described and looks like the pictures. I would even go so far as to say it's even better in person. There's plenty of restaurants nearby and Cory even left some suggestions. And travel time to other places was never too long. I would definitely stay here again should I find myself in Chicago and would recommend it to everyone else as well.