Category: Parks
Tuesday afternoon in Washington Square Park
In the late '70s this River North park was a forlorn patch, with a horde of hookers around its perimeter and a drug market at its center. [...]
Construction checkup: ParkView's park
When I posted last month about the park that MCL Companies is currently constructing in the lot directly to the west of ParkView Condominiums, the 4 [...]
A golden day at the lakefront
It was a great day to enjoy Chicago's lakefront parks, and I took a few minutes away from the serious business of Yo-ing to do just that. [...]
Chicago makes the top 10 in Popular Science's list of greenest cities
Here's an item from earlier this month: Popular Science gave Chicago in the number-nine slot in its America's 50 Greenest Cities feature.
Using data [...]
Looking ahead to the Olympic Village
Chicago’s claim to the 2016 Summer Olympics is anything but a lock. The city faces stiff competition from six Asian, European and South American cou [...]
A high-rise in your back yard at Walton on the Park
During a brief visit to Walton on the Park's sales center at 1 W Walton St, we snapped this photo of the impressive scale model in the lobby. In the [...]
Eye for design brings townhouses to life
In today’s market, it’s the rare developer who can build something truly unique into an established neighborhood. The Byrne Development Group, a bui [...]
Public welcome in Sears Centre parking lot
There's a new place to party in Hoffman Estates. Yesterday the village council approved a new ordinance that opens up the Sears Centre Arena's expan [...]
Uptown development loves the park more than the street
It's easy to see why the builders of 1218 - 1220 W Carmen Ave, a 12-unit condo development in Uptown, oriented the project toward Carmen Playlot Par [...]
Work in progress: The Hudson at Parkside of Old Town
Much ink has been spilled about the overhaul of Cabrini-Green, the notorious public housing project. Last night we wandered through parts of Cabrini [...]
Comment of the day: move Children's Museum to Logan Square
"See, in Logan Square people would flip out to get a major cultural institution like that - I suspect lots of neighborhoods would also appreciate the [...]
New construction along West Buckingham Place near Space Park
In search of new homes that might benefit from Space Park, we also walked along West Buckingham Place, just south of the park.
There are three simp [...]
Space Park may add value to homes in Lake View
Lake View's long-awaited Space Park is now topped with 150 cubic yards of soil and is shaping up for a summer 2008 opening, according to a presentat [...]
Dreams come true on West Barry Avenue in Lake View
Here at Yo, some of us have always dreamed of living next to a swimming pool during the sweltering summer months. Though you'll find backyard pools [...]
A walk through Lincoln Park Conservatory
We recently took a walk through the Lincoln Park Conservatory, a massive greenhouse near the Lincoln Park Zoo that houses hundreds of rare and exoti [...]
Scenes from Lincoln Park: Lincoln Park Zoo
Monkey alert! This little guy kept staring at us when we visited the Lincoln Park Zoo, 2001 N Clark St, earlier this week.
The zoo is home to 1,200 [...]
The parks of Lincoln Park: the land of Oz
Lincoln Park is home to more than just its eponymous lakefront park. The neighborhood has 16 parks, according to the Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerc [...]
A sunny day in Vittum Park
As we mentioned earlier today, the Vittum Park neighborhood is named for the park at its core. Yesterday we walked around Vittum Park, 5010 W 50th S [...]
A walk through Harrison Park
Recently, we took a peaceful stroll through Harrison Park, near the intersection of 18th and Damen.
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Former Humboldt Park stable could become landmark
A former stable now home to The Institute of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture could be designated a landmark.
We stopped by the Commission on Chicago [...]