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Lawyer Howard Prossnitz works in the office in his coach house on May 4, 2021, in Oak Park. Prossnitz had the coach house built in 2016. “It’s like a little home,” he said, “with a kitchen, a full bathroom, an office, a television area and an eating area.” (Stacey Wescott / Chicago Tribune)