Tag: West side
A visit to Chicago’s West Side with a real estate appraiser
Citywide Services' Michael Walsh is a veteran appraiser whose work takes him to many areas of Chicagoland.
I joined Michael for a mid-morning v [...]
Immigration and Chicago neighborhoods
"This city is really defined by a south and a north. And they are two different worlds," says playwright Luis Alfaro in the video.
Actress Char [...]
Racial discrimination at Galewood Crossings?
The Tribune recently wrote about a lawsuit brought by the CHA against board members of the master association at the Enclaves of Galewood Crossing [...]
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 [...]
A list of unstable Chicago neighborhoods
Chicago's Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) has a goal of assisting the acquisition and renovation of 2,000 to 2,500 units over a 3- to 5-y [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Are journalists unfairly portraying Austin?
Over at Austin Talks Anna Friedman Herlihy, a long-time resident of the neighborhood, is protesting what she feels is the media's inaccurate portr [...]
An Austin 3-flat and an Oak Park 4-flat
In-house tipster Eric just alerted me to a price drop on a classic Austin 3-flat 916 S Austin Blvd.
The investor-oriented property, which needs [...]
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