Shooting the photographer
A quiet moment at the Wallace Bowl in Wilmette's Gillson Park. [...]
An expat Brit drives the West Loop
Alex Till is "a Brit who loved Chicago so much I stayed for good."
Till and YoChicago's Mark Dalton drive the West Loop, talking about "what is pas [...]
A West Loop tour with Alex Till, Part three
Alex Till is "a Brit who loved Chicago so much I stayed for good."
Till (a Baird & Warner real estate agent) and YoChicago's Mark Dalton drive th [...]
What does it take to build a new Chicago neighborhood from scratch?
Most Chicago neighborhoods grow and die piecemeal — old buildings get new uses, condos sprout as shuttered storefronts slide into decay. Chang [...]
Stunning Monastery Hill Bindery building holds off the hordes on Belmont
Every time we drove by the stunner of a building at 1751 W Belmont Ave, in what used to be Lake View's Antique Row, we wondered what went on there a [...]
A West Loop tour with Alex Till, Part two
Alex Till is "a Brit who loved Chicago so much I stayed for good."
Till (a Baird & Warner real estate agent) and YoChicago's Mark Dalton drive th [...]
A West Loop tour with Alex Till, Part one
Alex Till is "a Brit who loved Chicago so much I stayed for good."
Till (a Baird & Warner real estate agent) and YoChicago's Mark Dalton drive th [...]
West Loop business has lots of room to grow, but parking is getting tight
You'll still see plenty of vacant lots and empty storefronts in the West Loop. Though the area is slowly attracting more businesses, the change from [...]
River North – Gold Coast South, or WI Dells II?
No, that's not a photo from a strip club above, although the distinction might be academic in the case of Coyote Ugly, 316 W Erie St, one of many sc [...]
Lissner: downtown sales keeping pace with new units so far in '07
Recent headlines proclaimed that compared to the first quarter of '06, only half as many condos sold downtown during the first quarter of this year, b [...]
Average market time in West Loop at 207 days
We're working on more West Loop stats, but here are some current numbers to start you off, compiled by Property Consultants agent Patrick Hawkins from [...]
Comments of the day: Jane schools us on Chicago "ghettoes"
"You'd be crazy to pay this much for ANYTHING in the Edgewater ghetto."
"Why would someone build this in the ghetto neighborhood known as Humboldt Pa [...]
What would West Loop dining be without Greektown?
Nobody is claiming that Greek cuisine is the end-all be-all (politics and philosophy and those cool fisherman hats were more their thing), but a few [...]
Comparables: Edgewater
1021 W Bryn Mawr is one of the most recognizable spots in Edgewater. You can't miss it when you go by. The u-shaped building dates from 1907, was desi [...]
Church of the day: Old Saint Pat's in the West Loop
I'm a little biased in favor of Old Saint Patrick's Church because my great-great-grandparents were married in it in 1891, but leaving my persona [...]
Ripped from the headlines: April new-home sales post biggest gain in 14 years
April new-home sales post big gain Daily Herald
Signs of stability in housing market Trib
Forecaster: worst not over in housing Trib
Home sal [...]
Past and present collide in Bronzeville
We posted recently about the rising value of property in the Bronzeville area. There are deals to be had because the neighborhood is still emerging, [...]
After the Trump Chicago press conference, 5/24/07
If you just can't get enough trump ... We shot scenes of the post-press conference crowd, Trump Tower with the river as a backdrop, and a reporter in [...]
Donald & Ivanka Trump, press conference, 5/24/07, Part three
Ivanka leads off in this third video, and Donald Trump returns to take a few fascinating questions. [...]
Donald Trump, Chicago press conference, 5/24/07, Part two
In this second video, Donald Trump fields additional questions. Son Donald adds a few thoughts. [...]