Lakewood Prairie Country Homes

The American Dream. It's not about marble floors or granite countertops. It's not about acreage, square footage, 3-car garages or stainless steel appliances. That is the American Expectation. The American Dream is more basic, contends Jack Hoffman, a home building legend in the Chicago area for decades. He knows more than most about the American Dream. Jack tapped into it big time in the late 1940s. A Navy veteran, he was one of countless young men eligible to take advantage of the GI Bill and go back to school or secure a mortgage.