by DAWGS Vacant Property Security | Property Security | Jan 26, 2022 | Chicago, Community Outreach
For more than a decade, DAWGS has donated equipment and provided vacant property accessibility training for first responders and fire departments in the areas they serve. While having DAWGS steel door and window guards on a vacant property greatly reduces the chance...
by DAWGS Vacant Property Security | Property Security | Jul 28, 2021 | Chicago, Community Outreach
The former home of blues legend Muddy Waters, a two-flat located at 4339 S. Lake Park Avenue in Chicago, was vacant and in a state of disrepair. Muddy Waters’ great-granddaughter Chandra Cooper owns the property and is leading the effort to . rehab it and turn it into...
by DAWGS Vacant Property Security | Property Security | Jul 28, 2020 | Chicago, Real Estate
On June 12th, 2020, the City of Chicago, acting on an emergency default order, was getting ready to demolish a home in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago. The demolition never happened because of the swift action from the Chicago-based DAWGS team. The vacant...
by DAWGS Vacant Property Security | Property Security | Feb 27, 2020 | Chicago, Community Outreach
Chicago-based Door and Window Guard Systems has a long history of giving back to the communities they serve. One example is their long-term partnership with the Shore Joseph Koenig, Sr. Training Center located in Morton Grove, Illinois. The mission of Shore Community...
by DAWGS | Secure Vacant Property | Jun 13, 2018 | Chicago, Security
Message to Property Owners, Property Managers: Secure Your Vacant Property Before It’s Too Late An unsecured vacant property is not just a target for theft, a shelter for squatters, a hazard for fires – in this case, it became a final resting place for a...
by DAWGS | Secure Vacant Property | May 23, 2017 | Chicago, Vacant Property
When the City of Chicago needed to secure one of its oldest landmarked and vacant buildings – the historic Raber House, they turned to Door and Window Guard Systems (DAWGS). The city trusted DAWGS to quickly secure the building with its patented steel door and window...