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A drive through East Garfield Park, Chicago
YoChicago takes a ride through some of the beautiful but economicallly depressed streets east of Garfield Park. [...]

Chicago’s West Side is coming back, I
That's the word from 28th Ward Alderman Ed Smith, who set aside some time during his re-election campaign to talk with YoChicago's Barry Pearce. [...]

Chicago’s West Side is coming back, II
That's the word from 28th Ward Alderman Ed Smith, who set aside some time during his re-election campaign to talk with YoChicago's Barry Pearce. [...]

What’s happening in Andersonville
Local resident Maggie Finegan talks about changing demographics and recent trends in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood [...]

Andersonville, retail with a local feel
Maggie Finegan, a local resident, talks about efforts to develop small-scale retail in Chicago's Andersonville neighborhood [...]

Wooden Alley – Chicago’s Gold Coast
In 1891, three billion board feet of lumber passed through Chicago's thriving lumber market, and Chicago had 481 miles of wood-paved streets.
Onl [...]

Revitalizing MadisonStreet, East Garfield Park
Mike Tomas, an East Garfield Park resident, explains the recently-unveiled plan to attract new retail to Madison Street. [...]

Going out west to East Garfield Park
Rev. Michael Eaddy, pastor of People's Church of the Harvest, speaks as a young child in pursuit of what he saw when his neighborhood had a thriving [...]

Meet the developer: 740 West Fulton, Chicago, III
David Chase, President and CEO of the Thrush Companies takes us into hardhat territory, shows off the views, and explains why it matters that his com [...]

Meet the developer: 740 West Fulton, Chicago, II
David Chase, President and CEO of the Thrush Companies walks us around the model unit and talks about the Fulton Market area. [...]

Meet the developer: 740 West Fulton, Chicago, I
David Chase, President and CEO of the Thrush Companies talks about what buyers should consider, why Thrush discourages investor purchases, and the ne [...]

Housing in Auburn – Gresham, Chicago
Learn about some surprisingly affordable bungalows, and more, from Ernie Sanders of the Greater Auburn - Gresham Development Corporation [...]

Quick stops in East Garfield Park, Chicago
YoChicago looks around a few of the residential streets and makes a final stop on Madison Street, the "Main Street" of the West Side. [...]

Garfeld Park Conservatory, Chicago
Join us for a walk through the conservatory, with some stops along the way to talk to some of the people there. [...]

The new frontier, East Garfield Park
East Garfield Park newcomer Delvin Molden talks about the neighborhood, and why he moved there, with YoChicago's Nat Swift [...]

Kenny Johnson, on West Side development
YoChicago had a brief chat with 2nd Ward aldermanic candidate Kenny Johnson at Edna's Restaurant. Johnson talks about West Side vs South Side develop [...]

Anybody who”s anybody eats at Edna’s
Edna's is a West Side institution in Chicago. Join YoChicago and Ernestine King for a look around. [...]

Using Corbett’s jujitsu to pick a home inspector
Home inspector Tom Corbett of Tomacor tells you how to use your attacker's (real estate agents and home inspectors) strengths against them. This is t [...]

ArtHouse 2007, 2523 N Campbell Ave
YoJoe stopped by this Logan Square open house / benefit / art showcase and chatted with host Wes Walker and the developer. [...]

ArtHouse 2007, a benefit for AidsCare Chicago
We stepped away from the party for a few minutes to hear about AidsCare Chicago, a residence for people with advanced HIV / AIDS in Chicago's North L [...]