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Chicago for under $200,000
Depressing news for first-home buyers: it's getting harder and harder to find a condo under $200,000 in Chicago and it's only going to get worse, with [...]
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See dozens more in YoChicago's Edgewater photo gallery.
Photo by Joeff Davis [...]
A Packer invades Soldier Field
Mike Wier is one brave developer. Wier, who sits on the board of the Green Bay Packers football team, is heading up the new Casablanca Lofts project a [...]
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The alley behind The Alley on Clark Street. See dozens more in YoChicago's Lake View photo gallery.
Photo by Joeff Davis [...]
Last Chance New Year's
Here's your last chance until 4705, and you won't hear any more Chinese New Year chatter from me until then. Opera restaurant (312-461-0161), at 1301 [...]
Renting at the high end
Chicago rents don't approach the $100K and up a month that you'll find in Manhattan, or even the $60K that's not uncommon in LA.
To catch up on the l [...]
Lion spotted in River North
Well, Happy New Year. As forecasted I spent last night at Big Bowl at 60 E. Ohio popping tasty pot stickers into my mouth, and following those with a [...]
Focus, Cub Nation
Cub fans, now would be the time for you to make your way to your beloved Wrigley Field for some prime picture-taking opportunities. The steel framewor [...]
Wabash Avenue – romantic or blighted?
Judging from responses to our earlier post, Wabash Avenue has its share of admirers, who think the old el track metalwork has a certain urban romance [...]
Lofty Ambitions
Latest lofts offer new finishes in new neighborhoods
On one side of West Belmont Avenue just before Pulaski Road stands an old abandoned shoe factory [...]
Waiting on the 37th anniversary for Block 37
It's nearing the silver anniversary of the day I sold the leaning office tower on Block 37 that I owned for a split-second. Older Chicagoans will reme [...]
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Photo by Joeff Davis
Several readers have complained about the previous title of this feature.
Readers, thy will be done. We've washed the offens [...]