Author: kate hawley
Donald Trump drops "friends and family" from Chicago condo deals
People who bought condos in Chicago's Trump International Hotel & Tower at a discount through a "friends and family" program now face a tough decisio [...]
Olympic Village would create lakefront housing for Chicago
Mayor Daley hopes to turn 77 acres of lakefront property near McCormick Place into an Olympic Village to house the athletes for the 2016 Summer Olympi [...]
The Granville breaks ground on condo tower, retail in Edgewater
The Granville, a major development that will include retail and a residential tower, finally broke ground on the barren northeast corner of Granvill [...]
Barat College redevelopment plans under fire
Developer Bob Shaw has again run afoul of the city of Lake Forest over his residential development on the site of the former Barat College, according [...]
CTA announces major repairs, slowdowns for Chicago mass transit
The next phase of reconstruction on the CTA's Brown Line will mean major delays throughout the system beginning in April and continuing until the end [...]
Edgewater's Belle Shore apartments a bargain
Art Deco architecture abounds in Edgewater's Bryn Mawr Historic District, located along three blocks of Bryn Mawr Avenue from Lake Shore Drive to Bro [...]
Dead man parking on Chicago streets
The city of Chicago set aside special handicapped street parking for at least 260 dead people in 2006, according to a story in today's Chicago Sun-Tim [...]
Senn High School principal on new military academy, gentrification, falling enrollment
The controversy over a new military academy at Nicholas Senn High School has faded among the student body, according to the principal, but the challe [...]
Chicago's Andersonville gets nod as eco-friendly community
Yo isn't the only one focused on Edgewater this week. The January / February 2007 issue of Natural Home magazine ranks Andersonville, a sub-neighborh [...]
The right words can help you sell, according to the Trib
The Chicago Tribune weighs in on the subtle art of writing real estate listings. Apparently, it's a lot like writing personal ads: sounding needy gets [...]