Author: barry pearce
Video puts new spin on police shooting at 95th Street el stop, neighborhood safety
Since this is Beverly - Morgan Park week at YoChicago, we read this week's Chicago Reader article by John Conroy about a police shooting that occurr [...]
Comment of the day: can the BCO hold "public hearings?"
"Since when do little private clubs hold 'public hearings?' Did I miss something in civics class?"
-- PK on our post noting a Chicago Reader item whi [...]
Jolly good school rising on Near North Side, old chap
Sure, it might seem fitting that the British School of Chicago is located on Bryn Mawr Avenue in Edgewater - after all, "Bryn Mawr" means "big hill [...]
Comment of the day: research on "hot" neighborhoods gentrifying is not so hot
We couldn't print all of Abner's comment in the recent debate over gentrification here, or it would take up our entire front page, but his analysis of [...]
Quote of the day: getting away in Lake Geneva, an idyllic Chicago suburb
"You feel like it's the same people you came to get away from. You certainly feel the presence of Chicago, much more than Milwaukee."
-- Chicagoan Ke [...]
Tour historic Glessner and Clarke house museums in Prairie Avenue District
We would be remiss if we ended Prairie District day without at least mentioning two official landmark houses, each now a museum, in this historic en [...]
River North views – carriages, condos, reality TV
River North, as we explained during our recent week focusing on the area, is a neighborhood of contrasts - high-end housing, art galleries and fine di [...]
Buy a condo with Beer!
If you're in the market for a starter home in Lake View, this one-bedroom condo with an eat-in kitchen at 920 W Oakdale Ave (listing page) might be [...]
Tour Little Black Pearl's stunning kids' art facility in North Kenwood – Oakland
Monica Haslip, executive director of Little Black Pearl, 1060 E 47th St, in North Kenwood - Oakland, recently gave us a tour of the stunning arts fa [...]
Pardon our dust – Yo design improvements coming this weekend
We've been working hard at the Yo during the last year to bring you the biggest, bestest, funnest site devoted to Chicago housing and neighborhoods on [...]
Evanston home conveniently located near CVS
Every time we park at the CVS/pharmacy at 3333 Central St in Evanston, which seems to be a lot lately, it does our heart good to see this hold-out h [...]
Quote of the day: Chicago architecture's move toward anonymity
"From one of the most distinguished cities architecturally, we are rapidly moving toward anonymity, or what is worse, a city of contrasts: the superfi [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Daley pressured on affordable set-asides
Supporters push affordable housing set-asides Booster
CTA plans for moving Red Line south Trib
RTA needs funding boost Evanston Roundtable
Boomi [...]
River North week trivia – what made Brehon famous, made a loser out of…
Hardly anyone passing this corner thinks twice about the Brehon Pub, on the 700 block of North Wells St, in River North, these days, but for a while [...]
Chicago deal of the day – Rogers Park condos on auction block
Ok, it ain't the prettiest building you'll ever see, but it's far from the ugliest four-plus-one on the north lakefront. In fact, it's not even in t [...]
Exploring Chicago's little Las Vegas in River North
River North is a study in contrasts. To the west are tasteful vintage loft buildings housing art galleries, home-decor shops and offices. To the eas [...]
Comment of the day: told you so in Lake View
"Nobody listened to the people who grew up in Lake View when we said that all the added residential density was going to lead to problems like this - [...]
Quote of the day: Dorothy Tillman is nuts
"Dorothy Tillman is nuts. Her unhinged performance on Chicago Tonight last night, where she appeared with challenger Pat Dowell, wasn't quite the tour [...]
This land is glog land – Studs Terkel on the Internet at the CMW Media Awards
At the Community Media Workshop's annual Studs Terkel Media Awards, presided over by Studs himself, the Chicago legend waxed philosophical about the [...]
YoChicago hiring new-home shoppers, editorial assistant
Like what you're reading on YoChicago? Want to help us make it even better?
Well, you might be in luck. YoChicago is hiring a full-time editorial as [...]