Tag: Metra
A lovingly-maintained Tudor in a convenient Elmhurst location
Elmhurst's many attractions include good public schools, a vibrant, pedestrian-friendly downtown, and great access to Chicago's expressway grid.
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Historic Del Prado offers renovated Hyde Park apartments
The Del Prado, built in 1918, is one of a group of distinctive buildings that mark the gateway from Lake Shore Drive into Hyde Park in Chicago. Th [...]
Quote of the day: ‘Playing a kazoo’
"Erecting a mediocre piece of urban infrastructure alongside such a campus is like showing up at a Chicago Symphony Orchestra concert and playing a ka [...]
35th Street Metra station to open in April
A new Metra station at 35th Street will open in April, just as the Chicago White Sox kick off their 2011 season at US Cellular Field.
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Winnetka address, Kenilworth school district
There’s a small pocket of Winnetka, just south of New Trier High School, that blends seamlessly into Kenilworth and is in Kenilworth School Dist [...]
Open Sunday – a Northbrook fix-and-flip
The Sunday open house schedule is light in most suburbs this weekend, extremely light in others. Glenview appears to be an outlier, with 32 homes [...]
Lexington Park’s Des Plaines location takes the stress out of a daily commute
For most who have experienced it, the daily commute to and from downtown Chicago conjures up images of bumper-to-bumper traffic on the expressways [...]
The lowest-priced rental home in East Wilmette
The past 7 days have seen a 40% jump in the number of MLS rental offerings in Wilmette – from 15 to 21.
One of them stands out: a 5-bedroom, ba [...]
Bridgeport Metra station nears completion
The new Metra station at 35th Street and Wentworth Avenue in Bridgeport should be finished by the end of year, Gazette Chicago reported earlier this [...]
Sampling transit-friendly homes in Beverly and Morgan Park
Now that you've seen all of my Beverly / Morgan Park drive-around with Marcia Walsh, let's look at some of the homes for sale in both neighborhoods. [...]