Category: Single-family homes
Million-dollar homes in Logan Square
Logan Square isn't the first place that comes to mind when we think of million-dollar homes, but of the seven new construction single-family homes l [...]
Market watch: condos and single-family homes in Bucktown
After establishing itself as a go-to posh spot, Bucktown has upped the ante with even more stores including the new Bebe and Lululemon and other new [...]
Hyde Park and Chicago politics
Living next door to the president's Chicago home can be like living in a "circus," according to neighbor Bill Grimshaw, who is selling his Hyde Park [...]
Market watch: Condos and single-family homes in DePaul / Sheffield
The DePaul / Sheffield area of Lincoln Park isn't teeming with new construction homes right now, but if you're determined to find a brand new condo [...]
Suburban showcase: Kirk Homes subdivisions in Woodstock and Lakemoor
The Tribune reports this morning on the liquidation of suburban home builder Kirk Homes, which had attempted and failed to reorganize under Chapter [...]
Deals on South Side single-family homes
Many of Chicago's new construction single-family homes are found in neighborhoods on the South Side.
Fifteen single-families are available in Engle [...]
Obama's neighbor on Harold Washington
Harold Washington, Chicago's first African-American mayor, launched his mayoral campaign in Bill and Jacky Grimshaw's dining room. The Grimshaws' po [...]
The media circus at President Obama's neighbor's house
YoChicago doesn't often cover resale homes, but when a client asks whether you'd like a slot between the Associated Press and NPR to interview the P [...]
Neighborhoods for the rest of us: Bridgeport
Home to five of Chicago's 45 mayors, including the current Mayor Daley, Bridgeport is a south side community area of Chicago with a rich history. I [...]
Neighborhoods for the rest of us: North Park
"North Park" is a fitting name for this trapezoid-shaped community area on the Northwest Side: A significant portion of the neighborhood is made up [...]
Neighborhoods for the rest of us: Schorsch Village
Did you know that the Dunning community area on the far Northwest Side started out as a site for poor farms, tuberculosis sanitariums, and insane as [...]
Neighborhoods for the rest of us: RANCH Triangle in Lincoln Park
Being a relative newcomer to the city, I assumed the RANCH Triangle got its name from some long-gone, pre-fire cattle corral, or maybe from a hidden [...]