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The house of many gargoyles, Chicago
This home sits on Garfield Blvd, the southern border of the Back of the Yards neighborhood, facing Englewood.
Perhaps that explains the dozens of [...]
Amazing Grace – the girls on 56th and Wood
Chicago's Englewood neighborhood is a tough place, but still a place where girls start with amazing grace.
Whether or not you're religious, say a [...]
A Beverly arts and crafts bungalow
Bonnie Chappell shows YoChicago's Mark Dalton around a lovingly updated bungalow at 1744 W 100th Pl. [...]
A home in Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood
C21 Sussex & Reilly's Eileen Sheehan takes YoChicago's Mark Dalton on a tour of 10056 S Seeley Ave. [...]
Rare new construction in Chicago’s Beverly neighborhood
A ground-up new home is an event in Beverly, where there's little or no vacant land to build on.
Join YoChicago's Kate Hawley and Sanaa Hachem on [...]
El Cid, a Mexican restaurant in Logan Square
Jose Gonzalez, the owner of El Cid, shows Michael Kardas and Joe Zekas around the restaurant and talks a bit about the ongoing remodeling.
Kardas' [...]
Yogi’s staircase made me a real estate agent
I've known Michael Kardas, a talented photographer, for nearly twenty years. Last week he stopped by my office to drop a huge surprise on me: he'd ac [...]
A drive through North Beverly, Chicago, part three
Join me for the final part of a leisurely Saturday morning walk and drive through an area that may change your perception of Chicago's southwest side [...]
A walk and drive in North Beverly, Chicago, Part two
Join me for a leisurely Saturday morning walk and drive through an area that may change your perception of Chicago's southwest side. If I hadn't told [...]
A drive through North Beverly, Chicago, part one
Join me for a leisurely Saturday morning drive through an area that may change your perception of Chicago's southwest side. If I hadn't told you wher [...]
The Residences at The Grove, Forest Park
Developer Tim Anderson of Focus Development introduces us to this 200-unit condo and townhome development.
The Grove has urban conveniences in a l [...]
Are you in love with the condo you’re buying?
When Focus Development's Tim Anderson mentioned that his daughter was buying a condo, I asked what advice a savvy condo developer gave his daughter.
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Heritage Gallery, Beverly, Chicago
Jack Simmerling opened the gallery 50 years ago, fresh out of college. He's become as much of a landmark as any other in Chicago's Beverly neighborho [...]
Vanderpoel Magnet School car wash, Chicago
We happened upon a car wash staged to raise funds to improve the school's technology.
If you'd like to contribute, contact the school at 773-535-2 [...]
Beverly’s Starbucks, Chicago
Some neighborhoods react to a Starbucks' opening with a shrug or a "not another one!"
In Chicago's Beverly / Morgan Park neighborhood, the coming [...]
A bit of Lake View, Chicago history
We paused to look at something unusual - a poster in a yard outlining some neighborhood history - and chanced upon the owner.
Victorrio Giustino, Ch [...]
X/O Condominiums – what sets it apart
Developers Jerry Karlik and Keith Giles talk about some of the features - the spa and park, among others - that set X/O apart from the competition in [...]
X/O Condominiums, the architecture
Many developers shy away from working with a name architect.
The developers of X/O, Jerry Karlik and Keith Giles, talk about the innovative archit [...]
X/O condos – the evolving South Loop market
Developers Jerry Karlik and Keith Giles, talk about why they opted for architect Lucien Lagrange's innovative dancing towers, how the Prairie Distric [...]
Who’s moving to North Kenwood / Bronzeville
Developer Cory Jones talks about the range of people he's seeing moving to the neighborhood in which he's just renovated a vintage six-flat. [...]