Author: Joe Zekas
There's no bubble; just a supply bubble
According to Thomas Horwich, co-owner of Rubloff Residential Properties, there is a "supply bubble" in Chicago's new-construction condominium market.
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Property tax assessments set to skyrocket
That's the scenario being sketched by the Tax Reform Action Coalition, which is urging you to contact the Governor and your state representatives now. [...]
How to spin a drop in sales
Sales of existing homes will drop 6 percent this year and sales of new homes are likely to fall 10.9 percent, according to the latest forecast from th [...]
Ride the CTA at Flickr and Google
Flickr has thousands of CTA photos for your browsing pleasure. If you're short on time or attention span, just ride the Brown Line.
Say hello to th [...]
North side gargoyles – are they doing their job?
We present the first in an occasional series of north side gargoyles.
Gargoyles are more than merely decorative. They have a practical purpose: war [...]
Tuesday, Tuesday, got the ugly building blues day
We've got the reds today, and it's not the reds you pop to make you mellow. It's the ugh-ly blues reds times three.
Champion Cycle, on Western Aven [...]
Bunnies in the boonies
These things are popping up all over the north shore. Any sightings in the city? [...]
Apartment Therapy for Chicago
The Web's most stylish interior design site, Apartment Therapy, just launched its Chicago version.
Chicagoans no longer have to go to New York and Lo [...]
Sunday, Sunday, the little bastards fun day
A sunny day's in the forecast, so head out to explore one of the Cook County Forest Preserve's little-known nature centers.
Yo recommends the Hal T [...]
The tooth fairy will pay your closing costs
We keep receiving comments from posters who say they are satisfied customers of Lenox Financial Mortgage, so we'll revisit the issue of no-closing-cos [...]
The daily Joeff
Members of the Chicago Childrens Choir. Photo by Joeff Davis
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LA has us whipped on neighborhood names
Whipped, I tell you.
Chicago has nearly 300 neighborhoods (you'll soon see them all in Yo's neighborhood guide), but only 77 are official. LA racks [...]
Slums in the cornfields
Maybe it's due to growing up in New Jersey, but my mind equates the absence of trees with a slum.
I'm just back from the Joliet / Plainfield area - t [...]
Hills, buffalo, stream, island — no. Elk — sure.
No one has answered our suburban name trivia question — doubtless for lack of interest. That calls for more on suburban names. [Update: Ken has [...]