Tag: North Lawndale

Happy holidays from YoChicago

Happy holidays from YoChicago

Christmas is our hook for being mindful of all of the holidays that Chicagoans celebrate at this time of year. We wish you, before and after the f [...]

A flurry of new three-flats on the market

Chicagoans love their two- to four-unit buildings, with the three-flat being one of the more popular configurations. According to the US Census Bureau [...]
The washout on Wabash files Chapter 11  bankruptcy

The washout on Wabash files Chapter 11 bankruptcy

New West Realty, a once politically-connected developer, extended an almost unbroken string of development debacles with a Chapter 11 bankruptcy f [...]
New North Lawndale listing at a mortgage fraudster’s condo

New North Lawndale listing at a mortgage fraudster’s condo

We've occasionally focused on mortgage fraud on Chicago's South Side, but the West Side has also had more than its share. Today's new listings emai [...]
Quote of the day – North Lawndale not monolithic

Quote of the day – North Lawndale not monolithic

The Tribune's Dawn Turner Trice recently visited North Lawndale with Marcus Betts, a resident who's optimistic about the neighborhood's future. Ac [...]
Un-affordable housing follies, North Lawndale edition

Un-affordable housing follies, North Lawndale edition

"The dream lives on in Lawndale," chanted the crowd, which included the obligatory coterie of local pols and pastors, at the opening of a new "aff [...]
Missing the mark in North Lawndale

Missing the mark in North Lawndale

There have been 114 home sales in North Lawndale over the past two years, and ninety-two of them were below $100,000, according to Redfin. In 2010 [...]
An early look at Park Douglas

An early look at Park Douglas

Ground has broken on the first phase of Park Douglas, a new 137-unit mixed-income development at 12th Place and Talman Avenue in North Lawndale tha [...]
An afternoon drive through Douglas Park, on my way to Little Village

An afternoon drive through Douglas Park, on my way to Little Village

On Friday I fired up the YoMobile and went on a drive through South Lawndale and Little Village on Chicago's Southwest Side. To enter the neighborho [...]
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