Scenes from Lincoln Park: single file, everyone!
The 151 Sheridan bus, which runs through the eastern swath of Lincoln Park, is in our experience one of the quickest and most convenient to downtown [...]
Tale of two houses: Lincoln Park
Cue the Sesame Street music: "One of these things is not like the other." We saw shades of David and Goliath in these two houses, on Wrightwood Aven [...]
Drinkin' in Lincoln (Park): part 4
Tonic Room, 2447 N Halsted St
You’re drinking: a Fat Tire
Tonic Room is a neat little hole-in-the-wall bar that has live music six nights a week. W [...]
More casual Lincoln Park restaurants
Lincoln Park is not short on casual restaurants, places where freshly-minted college graduates can show up in shorts and sandals and not be asked to l [...]
Residents protest $45M development planned for South Side's Carney Gardens
This is the first we've heard of the $45 million mixed-use development planned by Royce Messner for the South Side neighborhood of Carney Gardens. In [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Joliet's growth spurt still tops in state
Joliet's growth spurt still tops in state Trib
Raindrops keep seeping in the basement Chicagoist
Vets museum goes to Park District Chicago Journ [...]
We like to watch: geothermal castle in Lincoln Park
If you thought condo developers were the only ones caught up in building environmentally friendly projects, you probably haven't seen this six-bedroom [...]
Downtown aldermen address constituents at forum
In 10 years, close to 500,000 people will be living in the city center - an area bounded by the Stevenson Expressway, North Avenue, the lake, and Ash [...]
A walk through Lincoln Park Conservatory
We recently took a walk through the Lincoln Park Conservatory, a massive greenhouse near the Lincoln Park Zoo that houses hundreds of rare and exoti [...]
Sizzlin' signs at The Twisted Lizard in Lincoln Park
The Twisted Lizard, 1964 N Sheffield Ave, has a sizzlin' window display. The large yellow and black lettering makes the display stand out, as does a [...]
Scenes from Lincoln Park: Lincoln Park Zoo
Monkey alert! This little guy kept staring at us when we visited the Lincoln Park Zoo, 2001 N Clark St, earlier this week.
The zoo is home to 1,200 [...]
The parks of Lincoln Park: Wiggly Field
About the only thing I can imagine that might be worse than the smell of napalm in the morning is Wiggly Field when temperatures are pushing into th [...]
At the Old Town School of Folk Music in Lincoln Park
Don't let the name fool you: Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music is a Lincoln Park institution.
The store was first located within the boundari [...]
Upscale casual dining in Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park is home to two of the highest high-brow restaurants in Chicago (Charlie Trotter’s and Alinea), and stumbling upon a burrito joint or ho [...]
Drinkin' in Lincoln (Park): part 3
The Lion Head Pub, 2251 N Lincoln Ave
You’re drinking: a Table Tapper of anything
After stopping by McGee's, we hopped over to another DePaul-area fa [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Spire construction to start 'within weeks'
Spire construction to start 'within weeks' Trib
Splinters in BCO zoning committee Booster
Midwest home sales lone bright spot in report Southtown
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Open House Review – 4004 North St. Louis
This luxury 6-unit development, built by K Radic Enterprises LLC and marketed by Koenig & Strey/GMAC, is right on Irving Park Rd and St. Louis, [...]
McMansion alert: $16M house under construction on Howe Street
Lincoln Park week here at the Yo wouldn't be complete without some discussion of the "M" word. McMansions - new-construction single-family houses cove [...]
Lincoln Park speaks: Katherine San Fratello
Katherine San Fratello, 44, has lived in Lincoln Park her entire life. She says her parents invested in the neighborhood long before it became one o [...]
Lincoln Park work in progress: Burling Place
Construction is progressing at Burling Place, 1725 N Burling St, in Lincoln Park. The project comprises six two- to four-bedroom (plus library) unit [...]