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Walking Lake Shore Drive, the Drake Tower, 179 East LSD
Francesca Rose took me on a walking tour of Lake Shore Drive condos and co-ops, from Michigan Avenue east and south to the Chicago River.
In this [...]
Walking Lake Shore Drive, from the Drake Hotel to the Chicago River
Francesca Rose, a real estate agent who specializes in Streeterville properties, took me on a walking tour of Lake Shore Drive, from Michigan Avenue [...]
Talking real estate at Chicago’s Bike the Drive
While many thousands of Chicagoans were biking Lake Shore Drive at the annual Bike the Drive event, my son Jordan, Francesca Rose and I were walking [...]
Tower Road boat launch, Skokie Lagoons, Winnetka
The Skokie Lagoons are seven inter-connected lagoons with a total area of 190 acres. They were built by thousands of Civilian Conservation Corps work [...]
Central Park Beach in Highland Park
I visited Central Park Beach mid-afternoon on Saturday of Memorial Day weekend. The temperature was 88 -- but in the low-60s at the waterfront and a [...]
Wilmette’s little-known Langdon Park Beach
Everyone in Wilmette knows Gillson Park and its broad, beautiful beach.
Wilmette has another gorgeous beach, at Langdon Park -- sometimes referre [...]
Spacious apartments in a Streeterville high-rise, Part 3
Think you can't afford the amount of space you're craving in a Streeterville high-rise? You might re-think after seeing the large studio, one- and tw [...]
Spacious apartments in a Streeterville high-rise, Part 2
Think you can't afford the amount of space you're craving in a Streeterville high-rise? You might re-think after seeing the large studio, one- and t [...]
Spacious apartments in a Streeterville high-rise, Part 1
Think you can't afford the amount of space you're craving in a Streeterville high-rise? You might re-think after seeing the large studio, one- and t [...]
Apartments in a steps-to-everything Lincoln Park location
The studio and one-bedroom apartments at 2616 N. Hampden Ct have an enviable Lincoln Park location, steps from the park and a short walk to the retai [...]
Apartments in a prime Lincoln Park location
It's almost an understatement to say that Clark and Arlington in Lincoln Park is a great location. Its WalkScore is 100, but it really blows the top [...]
A walk around Winnetka’s Crow Island School
The Crow Island School, designed by Perkins & Will and Eliel Saarinen in 1939, may be the most influential school in 20th century America. The archit [...]
BlockWalks, 1000 Spruce St, Winnetka
The block along Spruce Street east of Glendale is only one of many handsome Winnetka blocks.
The block does have a special place in the memory of [...]
Homer’s Ice Cream, a Wilmette tradition
When my kids were small, 20 years ago, we were frequent visitors to Homer's. The kids, it seemed, never tired of the hamburgers and hot dogs. I did, [...]
Promotions from the past: Walton on the Park
Joe Askins of YoChicago.com revisits the original promotional material for Walton on the Park, a condo high-rise nearing completion in Chicago's Gold [...]
BlockWalks Prairie & Central in Evanston
Mike Stern's Koenig & Strey office in Evanston is just around the corner from the intersection of Prairie & Central, one of my favorite locations on [...]
Grow it yourself at an Evanston community garden
Mike Stern, one of our local correspondents in Evanston, suggested that I check out the popular community gardening scene.
Peggy White, a voluntee [...]
A walk-to-everything 2-bedroom vintage in Evanston
Mike Stern is one of our local correspondents in Evnaston, and he suggested we take a look at three condo buildings that illustrate the progression o [...]
Chicago’s Little Village: Homes and side streets
Joe Askins of YoChicago.com gets off the beaten path of 26th Street to check out some of Little Village's residential streets. [...]
Chicago’s Little Village: A drive down 26th Street
Joe Askins of YoChicago.com continues his drive through Chicago's Little Village neighborhood with a drive down one of the city's most active commerc [...]