Category: Vignettes

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Sue first, ask questions later

By now everyone from The Wall Street Journal to the Sun-Times has reported Horizon Realty Group's lawsuit against a tenant over an allegedly defamator [...]
The plight of the second-homeless

The plight of the second-homeless

The New York Times recently ran an article touting Chicago as "second-home city." We recently featured a video interview with a second-home owner a [...]
Carlos Zambrano on the Chicago River

Carlos Zambrano on the Chicago River

Jeremy Schnitker and I were out exploring the Chicago Riverwalk this afternoon when Jeremy spotted Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano in a boat on the Chi [...]
Kenilworth honors its dead

Kenilworth honors its dead

As we set out to enjoy a long holiday weekend, many of us will pause to remember and honor the sacrifices that make our enjoyment possible, and the [...]
Trump, through the lens of I am Hydrogen

Trump, through the lens of I am Hydrogen

As Joe Zekas has noted a few times in recent months, we spend a decent amount of time browsing the construction photos and commentary in the forums of [...]
Signs of the times: X/O's battered banner

Signs of the times: X/O's battered banner

A frayed flag flaps in the breeze outside the old X/O Condominiums sales center in the South Loop. Nearby, a sign promoting "The Future of the South [...]
On the street: Beef means business on Orleans

On the street: Beef means business on Orleans

This loud longhorn says, "Bully for Mr. Beef!" He was herding hungry lunchers toward the River North restaurant during my lunch hour today with prom [...]

They'd rather be living in Orlando

Or Denver, San Diego, Seattle, Tampa, San Francisco, Phoenix, Portland, Sacramento, San Antonio, Boston, Miami, Atlanta, DC – over Chicago. But hey, w [...]

Merry Christmas and a happy holiday

The YoChicago staff wishes you peace, harmony and health as we celebrate our good fortune to be alive this day in this great, rich, restless city. [...]

THIS is Chicago

I'd rather watch a Flickr slide show than most of what's on TV, and that bent occasionally provides some delightful moments. The title of this post c [...]

Looking down on the city: Trump Tower through the eyes of a crane operator

Lynn Becker has a nice post on his Architecture Chicago Plus blog today looking at Aqua and the Trump International Hotel and Tower in some detail. In [...]
Tree-trimming at Fountain View

Tree-trimming at Fountain View

This was the scene at the plaza in front Fountain View, which is located at 2326 W Giddings St in Lincoln Square, when I visited the open house last w [...]
Kardas of the day – a view from Navy Pier

Kardas of the day – a view from Navy Pier

Michael Kardas, our intrepid photographer, is currently recovering from shoulder surgery and headed for a warmer rest stop in Costa Rica. He shot t [...]
The Loop's changing skyline

The Loop's changing skyline

When I was walking around Lakeshore East yesterday afternoon, I paused for a moment on Raldolph Street to look at two of the Loop's bigger constructio [...]
Kardas of the day – a view from Olive Park

Kardas of the day – a view from Olive Park

Olive Park, which lies just north of Navy Pier, offers some of the best vistas of the city's lakefront skyline. It's also a great place to enjoy a m [...]
In the South Loop, a relic of a bygone era

In the South Loop, a relic of a bygone era

Remember Azure Tower? Yeah, me neither. By the time I got to Yo, the tower proposed for 1330 S Michigan Ave had already passed into "indefinite hiat [...]
Kardas of the day: Tracking Elysian's progress

Kardas of the day: Tracking Elysian's progress

Robert Brolin, a project architect with Lucien Lagrange Architects, stands watch at the site of The Elysian Hotel & Private Residences, 11 E Wal [...]
Kardas of the day: Another Spire update

Kardas of the day: Another Spire update

Michael Kardas, ever the rebel, may have bent a few rules, at least from Shelbourne Development's perspective (see right), to get the panorama you s [...]
Create a caption: A Daley Plaza wedding

Create a caption: A Daley Plaza wedding

Instead of another "name the nabe" for the weekend, we thought we'd expand on Mark's port-a-potty post and have some Yo readers come up with a capti [...]
"Your chariot is ready, sir."

"Your chariot is ready, sir."

I took this shot from the the construction site of The Lofts at Roosevelt Collection yesterday. On seeing it, my father, who is wittier than I am, sa [...]
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