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Name the nabe with the bas relief goddesses
The pictured sculpture is one of a series found in a neighborhood that we're challenging you to name. Click on the image to enlarge it.
Be the fir [...]
An amusing location for a bedbug billboard
Don't let the bedbugs bite, says the ProtectABed.com billboard at Roosevelt Rd and Clinton St.
When YoChicago talks about bedbugs we're generally [...]
North Shore rental inventory remains tight
At this time last year there were 304 MLS-listed homes and condos for rent in Chicago's North Shore communities. As of this morning that number is [...]
River Forest home reduced to less than half the mortgage
The 3-bedroom, bath-and-a-half home at 12 Lathrop Ave in River Forest came on the market in January at a list price of $399,000. After half a dozen [...]
Quote of the day – replace the mansion subsidy
Peter Dreier, a professor of politics and director of the Urban and Environmental Policy program at Occidental College, imparts this wisdom at the Roo [...]
Name the nabe with the field artillery
A City Council committee has recommended an ordinance that would permit firing ranges within city limits. It doesn't apply to ordnance of the calibe [...]
North Shore’s priciest communities post year-over-year sales gains
Over at her North Shore Views site, Coldwell Banker's Anne West has just posted single-family home sales numbers for North Shore communities (minus [...]
Was the Alderman misquoted on the proposed Gold Coast apartment tower?
Crain's Chicago Business (subscription required) Is reporting that Jewel is taking bids from high-rise developers for its site at Clark and Divisi [...]
A Hinsdale home that would be at home in Colorado
The highest-priced "new" listing in Hinsdale this past week, by a multiple of two, is a Colorado-style mountain lodge that comes with an appropria [...]
Winnetka teardowns continue but builders hedge bets
In a recent post, I commented on the relative paucity of listings advertised as teardowns or vacant land on the North Shore.
The few available [...]
A Chicago home inspector’s termite horror story
I managed to reach this point in the year without thinking about termites. And then this morning's e-mail brought the July issue of Tomacor's news [...]
Lucien Lagrange’s finest achievement
If you had to choose a single word to characterize well-known architects as a group, you'd be unlikely to choose "humility." Frank Lloyd Wright, f [...]
Chicago by boat and firepower – fabulous time-lapse videos
A hat tip to Chicago Magazine's Dennis Rodkin for discovering filmmaker Philip Bloom's journey along Chicago's lakefront and river. The video cons [...]
New a/c at closing – a sign of the times in Chatham?
The recently-listed, recently-rehabbed 5-bedroom, 3-bath bungalow at 8220 S Prairie Ave in Chatham boasts of "everything new" – and promises buyer [...]
The North Shore’s best July 4 parade – Evanston
The 4th of July parade has long been a big deal in Evanston, and this year's event is expected to be no exception, with about 140 groups expected [...]
A visit to the Garfield Park Conservatory
The Garfield Park Conservatory is a West Side treasure. It hosts church gatherings, is a frequent backdrop for wedding photos, and amuses kids an [...]
MLS-listed rental inventory continues to shrink
When we began tracking MLS-listed homes and condos for rent in 14 downtown ZIP codes back in November of 2009 there were 1,927 units available. Av [...]
Sunday open house pick – Northfield 4-bedroom at $325K
Yes, one of the bedrooms is in the basement, but 4-bedroom, 2-bath homes at this price in the New Trier school district are scarce and don't linge [...]
Illinois GDP growth an ill-omen for housing recovery
As we wait (and wait) for the Chicago housing sector to experience a rebound, it's worthwhile to look at the larger Illinois economy for some clue [...]
Chicago, the 11th greenest North American city
Some time back a local skeptic called out Chicago's boast of becoming the "greenest city in America" as a "total public relations fraud."
Accor [...]