HACKENSACK, N.J. — Tony DiOrio wanted a rustic home, but his heart sank when his real-estate agent drove him up to a West Milford, N.J., log house in 1999. “It was not really what I was thinking of,” ...

You wouldn’t expect to see a log cabin in the Chicago suburbs, but one is there, and has been since 1920. Most likely, a log cabin would have looked a little more at home in the era it was built.

You wouldn’t expect to see a log cabin in the Chicago suburbs, but one is there, and has been since 1920. “It’s an actual log cabin, and it’s kind of smack in the middle of downtown Des Plaines, IL," ...

This handcrafted three-bedroom log home, built in 1986 from locally harvested red cedar, reflects the rustic architectural style synonymous with Alaska’s heritage and natural beauty. It is nestled in ...