Author: Joe Zekas
Sunday, Sunday, the little bastards fun day
The time is right for an action-packed model railroading experience, with as many as 10 trains taking the track simultaneously.
Head over to the Ga [...]
Partners in Charity promises to stop misleading sellers
West Dundee-based Partners in Charity (PIC) and its president, Charles Konkus, recently consented to a civil injunction in a suit brought by the Unite [...]
Friday night gallery-hopping
Buckle up. Tonight we're headed to Yo Chicago's galleries for Wicker Park, Bronzeville and Ravenswood (samples below).
Wicker Park
Bronzeville [...]
Horizon Realty Group – as bad as it gets
Check out the reviews of Horizon's management of 525 West Oakdale, in Lake View for starters.
They don't even begin to hint at how bad the management [...]
Tuesday, Tuesday, got the ugly building blues day
Looking for food on the way home Monday. Skipped these stomach-turning venues.
Belmont Avenue, just east of Kimball. Working hard at out-uglying th [...]
Sandburg Village Zestimates from Zillow
We just put Zillow's value Zestimates™ to the test in two Sandburg Village buildings — 1255 and 1355 N Sandburg — and it appears to [...]
From Sin Strip to Lincoln Bend
Chicago has never been known for condemning sin, but it is condemning the hot-sheet joints that once housed it. Check out Ken Tsang's update on Sin St [...]
Estate lots in Orland Park
If you saw today's New York Times article about the resurgence of private mausoleums — at $250,000 and up — you're probably dying to find [...]
Drexel Boulevard architecture challenge
Describe the architectural style of the fountain in the foreground. I'm going with Chalice Wright / Falling Altar. Your take? [...]
Sunday, Sunday, the little bastards fun day
If you let your 4-year old do the forecast, she'll tell you that Easter Sunday's weather is going to suck.
Tell her to suck an Easter egg, and take [...]
North Kenwood – streetscapes to die for
I revisited Chicago's North Kenwood neighborhood today for the first time in nearly 15 years.
In many ways the area has changed dramatically. The v [...]
Yes we have no mezuzahs
Just in time for Passover, Governor Blagojevich signed into law a bill that permits condo owners to display religious symbols on their doors.
The leg [...]
More condos for Ashland Avenue?
The Chicago Tribune is reporting that Bert Weinman Ford, which bills itself as Chicago's Oldest Neighborhood Ford Dealer, has closed shop at 3535 Nort [...]
