Category: Video
Lincoln Park speaks: Mike Schimmel
Our series of interviews with Lincoln Park residents continues with Mike Schimmel, who works as a restaurant manager in nearby River North. Lincoln [...]
Real estate curmudgeon – architecture that makes me cranky
A YoChicago t-shirt to whoever comes up with the most apt description of the architectural style of this home. Ethnic slurs such as "-ski chalet" wi [...]
Walking Keck and Wright subdivisions
Yup. George Fred and Frank Lloyd did tract houses in their time.
The video above is from Keck's Forest Crest subdivision in Glencoe, about which ar [...]
One resident’s take on Lincoln Park
Mike Schimmel, a Lincoln Parker, talks about his current neighborhood, his former one (Lake View), and the River North area where he works. [...]
A teenager looks at Lincoln Park
James, a San Diego transplant who's about to enter high school, talks about what he likes about living in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood. [...]
Real estate curmudgeon – architecture that makes me cranky
The title pretty much says it all. [...]
Parkside of Old Town, Part one
Parkside of Old Town is part of the transformation of the former Cabrini-Green site into a new neighborhood.
This development will include nearly [...]
Parkside of Old Town, Part two
Parkside of Old Town is part of the transformation of the former Cabrini-Green site into a new neighborhood.
This development will include nearly [...]
Tour Andersonville on YouTube
Trolling YouTube recently, we came across this video about Andersonville, hosted by Erica Lane. It has some nice shots of Berwyn Avenue (including t [...]
Online videos feature Sussex & Reilly's Sean Conlon
Sean Conlon, chairman of Sussex & Reilly, appears in a series of slick videos about his career in Chicago real estate. Hear him talk about his roots [...]
Buddha’s 2631st birthday, Truc Lam Temple, Chicago
The Buddha's birthday is traditionally celebrated on the 8th day of the 4th month of the Chinese lunar calendar. This year, the date fell on May 24th [...]
A look inside Jackson Square at West End
AMS Realty's AnneMarie Garza and Phil McCall give a tour of Jackson Square at West End, a roughly 780-unit development rising on the site of the for [...]
Inside South Loop's historic Motor Row Lofts
Join Koenig & Strey's Tina Feldstein for a tour of Motor Row Lofts, three landmark buildings at 2301 - 2315 S Michigan Ave. Chicago's famed Motor Ro [...]
The West Loop РCaf̩ Ciao, Ouest, Maxima and Artopolis
Sheila Burt visited several businesses in the West Loop and reports:
Cafe Ciao, 939 W Madison St, is a neighborhood cafe that strives to bring the [...]
Artopolis Bakery, Cafe & Agora, Chicago’s West Loop
You can't visit Chicago's West Loop without a look at Greektown. We stopped by Artopolis Bakery, Cafe & Agora, 306 S Halsted St. General manager Mari [...]
Maxima Barber Salon & Nail Spa, Chicago’s West Loop
We spent some time in Maxima Barber Salon & Nail Spa, 949 W Madison St. The salon has been located on Madison Street for six years though it's been a [...]
Ouest Boutique, Chicago’s West Loop
Ouest is French for West (and it's basically pronounced the same way, folks). Owner Kelly Bry opened her French-inspired boutique, located at 1063 W [...]
Cafe Ciao, Chicago’s West Loop
Cafe Ciao, 939 W Madison St, is a neighborhood cafe that strives to bring the community together with events such as wine tastings and dance night.
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An expat Brit drives the West Loop
Alex Till is "a Brit who loved Chicago so much I stayed for good."
Till and YoChicago's Mark Dalton drive the West Loop, talking about "what is pas [...]
A West Loop tour with Alex Till, Part three
Alex Till is "a Brit who loved Chicago so much I stayed for good."
Till (a Baird & Warner real estate agent) and YoChicago's Mark Dalton drive th [...]