10/27/08
In previous posts on Belgravia Group‘s Union Row townhouses in East Pilsen, we’ve mentioned the planned redevelopment of Jefferson Playlot Park, the small park...
10/20/08
It’s a gloomy day in Chicago, but not so gloomy as to obscure the newest additions to River North’s skyline. Compare this photograph, shot...
10/16/08
Somewhere in Chicago, fire trucks scream out onto the street through this horseshoe-shaped entrance. Be the first to name the nabe of this firehouse...
10/14/08
Anyone who has traversed the stretch of Milwaukee Avenue just north of North has probably caught a glimpse of the Bloomingdale Line’s wall of...
10/11/08
We received word Friday morning from MCL Companies marketing director Susan Devine that MCL’s new park in the 400 block of East Illinois Street...
10/10/08
Where can you find this one-of-a-kind work of art? Be the first to name this mural’s neighborhood and win a YoChicago yo-yo.
10/9/08
Not Sasquatch – just a big red foot. Name the neighborhood where it plants its prints and win a YoChicago yo-yo.
10/6/08
Where can you find these lines from Sir Walter Scott’s “Lay of the Last Minstrel” etched into a building’s wall? Be the first to...
9/30/08
The North Side: For Chicagoans, the term conjures visions of a sprawling, verdant park hugging harbors and bordered with beaches, or memories of a...
9/25/08
One side of the sign at left may, from the looks of things, suggest a Disclosure of Contingent Environmental Liabilities – the other side...
9/23/08
The last nabe was easy, but what about this one? Be the first to name the neighborhood where this piece of public art poses...
9/22/08
Instead of winding upward in a smooth, spiral arc, this stairway turns sharply at each floor, creating this double-convex effect. Be the first to...
9/17/08
Be the first to name the neighborhood where we found these equine eaters and we’ll send you a non-edible, glow-in-the-dark YoChicago yo-yo.
9/14/08
Talk about putting a wall up and pushing away! Be the first to name the neighborhood where this wallflower home stands and win a...
9/11/08
Our staff photographer Michael Kardas is captured on safari in the wilds of Chicago. Name the nabe where I shot Kardas and we’ll send...
9/9/08
Love ’em or hate ’em, these brick condo developments with the polyomino-shaped balconies facing the street have carved out a niche in Chicago’s architectural...
9/8/08
Roosters and trash cans and bowling balls, oh my! Be the first to name the neighborhood of this artistic apex and win a Yo...
9/4/08
Eating at a diner is kind of like floating down a river: If you don’t pay attention, you’ll never know how long you’ve been...
9/2/08
I rarely mention the “walk scores” of developments and neighborhoods, not because I don’t like WalkScore.com – its maps often reveal a lot about...
9/2/08
One look at this structure and I feel I could play Tetris for hours. Be the first to name the neighborhood and win a Yo...