Imagine Englewood if – there were no-lead poisoned children
According to Imagine Englewood If, a not-for-profit community group, Chicago's Englewood neighborhood has the highest incidence of lead poisoning in [...]
Triangle Neighbors: curb residential development along commercial streets
Triangle Neighbors Association and the office of Ald Tom Tunney (44th) are working to curb new condo developments along commercial strips in Lake Vi [...]
First occupancy coming to Sawyer Plaza
Condo buyers at Sawyer Plaza in Irving Park are scheduled to move in on August 1, according to Donna Agnew, the Coldwell Banker sales agent who is m [...]
Suggestion of the day – sell naming rights to new neighborhoods
Neighborhood groups, pay heed.
Are you upset that developers and real estate agents are vying to slap a new name on your neighborhood? Take control o [...]
Chicago deal of the day: free cruise with Andersonville condo
If typical incentives like free closing costs or appliance upgrades don't thrill you all that much, how about a free tropical cruise with your condo [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Housing future uncertain for 500 Woodlawn families
Housing future uncertain for 500 Woodlawn families Trib
Kids take a crack at urban planning Reader
Deadline set for Chicago Athletic Assn. bid Cr [...]
Waterview Tower getting off the ground
Trump gets all the press and the Spire has all the hype, but let's not forget about Waterview Tower, which, at 90 stories, will end up as one of the [...]
Crime in Lake View shifting east, CPD sergeant says
Crime in Lake View has moved east from Belmont and Sheffield avenues to Belmont Avenue and Halsted Street, according to Sgt Phil Greco of the Chicag [...]
550 St. Clair topped out, sans glass
Anyone notice the 26-story concrete skeleton lurking in Streeterville? Contractors at most high-rises elect to apply windows to lower floors as they' [...]
TIF proposal stirs residents of Austin
Several dozen residents of the Austin neighborhood came out Tuesday to the Community Development Commission monthly meeting, looking for answers about [...]
New construction along West Buckingham Place near Space Park
In search of new homes that might benefit from Space Park, we also walked along West Buckingham Place, just south of the park.
There are three simp [...]
Space Park may add value to homes in Lake View
Lake View's long-awaited Space Park is now topped with 150 cubic yards of soil and is shaping up for a summer 2008 opening, according to a presentat [...]
We like to watch: 3-bedroom condo in Albany Park
If outdoor space is what you're looking for, the 775-square-foot private deck on this three-bedroom, 2.5 bath Albany Park condo might be the ticket.
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Sales update: 50% sold at 2935 W Byron St
The eight-unit gut rehab building at 2935 W Byron St in Irving Park is 50 percent sold, according to a recent Craigslist post.
The one- and two-bed [...]
Six units left at Park View East in Lake View
Sedgwick Properties' Marquee, which we checked in on recently, is in the middle of a hotbed of high-rise activity, but the developer has another big [...]
Keeping our eye on Aqua at Lakeshore East
There's been much ado about Aqua, the 80-story Lakeshore East high-rise for which many Chicago architecture buffs have the greatest of expectations [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Gilded Age North Shore estate to be divided, developed
North Shore estate to be divided, developed Trib
Big deal in Lake Bluff Chicago Mag
Suit aims to save Barat chapel Trib
Palatine battles over [...]
Checking out Helmut Jahn's glass in Streeterville
Yesterday, Yo reader Bryan commented that famed architect Helmut Jahn should get a crack at designing something modern to replace the Lake Shore Athl [...]
Land deals are first step in South Chicago green project
The Community Development Commission approved the sale of two parcels in South Chicago Tuesday, marking the first step in the development of a LEED-ce [...]
A&E's Flip This House seeking flippers
Some of us here at the Yo have a guilty penchant for watching hour after hour of home improvement shows - like Flip This House on A&E. We recently [...]