CL Design-Build, Inc. Sorry I have no information on that as it was there previously by the homeowner.

bentadaughta Is there a sump pump in this home .. I know chicago has that flood issues, how do you keep water from backing up into the basement?

K&D Landscape Management With the heavy clay soils in Illinois, plus the amount of precipitation we get here, you always need to consider drainage when you have that much hardscape covering the surface of the land. Other techniques include rain barrels or rainwater harvesting systems, permeable and pervious pavers as a means of reducing the amount of water that is funneled into storm water drains during a rain event. Leaf drop is something you have to deal with in the fall, but from that photo there doesn't seem to be a tree in the immediate area.