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A drive through North Kenwood – Oakland, Chicago 3
Chicago's North Kenwood - Oakland neighborhood (some call it Bronzeville) spans the area from 39th St south to 47th St and Cottage Grove Ave (800 E) [...]
A drive through North Kenwood – Oakland, Chicago 2
Chicago's North Kenwood - Oakland neighborhood (some call it Bronzeville) spans the area from 39th St south to 47th St and Cottage Grove Ave (800 E) [...]
McCormick Rowhouses Landmark District, Lincoln Park, Chicago
The homes in the district originally provided rental income for the McCormick Theological Seminary. When the seminary was sold to DePaul University t [...]
Trixies? Not Trixies?
Is there such a thing as a Lincoln Park Trixie?
YoChicago chats with Nina, Val and Elizabeth, 3 20-something DePaul residents in their pre-Trixie [...]
A drive through North Kenwood – Oakland, Chicago I
Chicago's North Kenwood - Oakland neighborhood (some call it Bronzeville) spans the area from 39th St south to 47th St and Cottage Grove Ave (800 E) [...]
Touring Trixieland, the Armitage El station, Chicago
To understand the fabled Lincoln Park / DePaul Trixie, it's necessary to observe her at length in her prime habitat.
This one's for all of the Tr [...]
A walk through University Village, Chicago, Part 4
Project Manager Vince Forgione shows us around an Ivy Hall at University Village townhome model, and takes us up on the roof to check out the views. [...]
A walk through University Village, Chicago, Part 3
Project Manager Vince Forgione walks us around the new single-family and townhome portions of this 890-unit development, nearing completion just sout [...]
A walk through University Village, Chicago, Part 2
Project Manager Vince Forgione walks us around this 890-unit development, nearing completion just south of the University of Illinois at Chicago. [...]
A walk through University Village, Chicago, Part 1
Project Manager Vince Forgione walks us through a development that's had a major impact on the area just south of the University of Illinois at Chica [...]
River North’s a tourist trap
Is that what this Chicago billboard is telling us?
Is River North Chicago's own Wisconsin Dells? Its Pigeon Forge? Its Las Vegas, baby? [...]
A night out in River North, Chicago, Part II
YoChicago.com braves the elements on a wintry night in April to slake your thirst for neon in this tourist mecca.
We visit Redhead, Kerryman's, Ex [...]
A night out in River North, Chicago, I
Needy for neon? This is the place.
River North is home to the Hard Rock Cafe, Rainforest, Portillo's, Rock and Roll McDonald's, Harry Caray's - a [...]
Studs Terkel Media Awards
The Community Media Workshop's annual awards, Studs Terkel, presenting, March 28, 2007. [...]
This land is Studs’ land
Following Studs Terkel's presentation of the Studs Terkel Media Awards on March 28, the staff and board of the Community Media Workshop joined him on [...]
Perimeter Gallery, 210 W. Superior, River North, Chicago, 3
In the final part of a 3-part series, gallery director Frank Paluch talks about some of the contemporary ceramic and fiber art in his AIA award-winni [...]
Perimeter Gallery, 210 W. Superior, River North, Chicago, II
The gallery is currently exhibiting the paintings of Margaret Ponce Israel.
Gallery director Frank Paluch talks about Israel's art as he shows us [...]
Perimeter Gallery, River North, Chicago, Part one
Frank Paluch's AIA award-winning Perimeter Gallery was a pioneer in River North, which has become the second largest gallery district in the US.
P [...]
Thos. Moser Cabinetmakers, Tree Studios, Chicago
Chris Orput talks about his company's Shaker-inspired furniture and its location in the historic Tree Studios, 607 N. State St. [...]
Ohio House Motel, River North, Chicago
This colorful River North landmark is one of the few budget-priced hotels in downtown Chicago. [...]