The parks of Lincoln Park: the land of Oz
Lincoln Park is home to more than just its eponymous lakefront park. The neighborhood has 16 parks, according to the Lincoln Park Chamber of Commerc [...]
Sales update: Condos on West Augusta Boulevard in Ukrainian Village
If you walk along West Augusta Boulevard in Ukrainian Village, you'll stumble across two new construction projects within a few feet of one another.
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Agent weighs in on the highs and lows of Lincoln Park market
If you search for Lincoln Park real estate online (as we did recently) chances are you'll come across LincolnParkLiving.com, a site run by Doug Fox, a [...]
Englewood newsletter now online
Teamwork Englewood, a community-based nonprofit, has just added a link to a neighborhood newsletter to its Web site. The Bernard Place Bee Line (pdf) [...]
What's falling faster – home prices or reporter literacy?
If you take the headline of this AP story, via the Trib, at face value the S&P Case-Shiller Index for April has us in the "17th month of decline i [...]
Short-term rentals – prohibited, but common
The Declaration for almost every Chicago condo prohibits short-term rentals. Many condo decs require 30 days notice to the condo board for any rental. [...]
Trotter's and Alinea put Chicago and Lincoln Park on the worldwide dining map
In sheer numbers it probably comes up short of River North, but Lincoln Park, the neighborhood many people associate with young families, singles ba [...]
Chicago deal of the day: $40,000 price cuts at Bridgeport Commons
As part of their closeout of the four remaining single-family homes at Bridgeport Commons, Ranquist Development has slashed the starting price of a [...]
Drinkin' in Lincoln (Park): part 2
McGee’s Tavern 950 W Webster Ave
You’re drinking: a bucket of Miller Lite bottles
A Lincoln Park standard in the Irish college sports bar category, [...]
We like to watch: extra-wide in Lincoln Park
It's hard to imagine that this new-construction single-family home at 2730 N Mildred Ave has 7,300 square feet, but like that stereotypical Italian m [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Hothouse says 'so long' to South Loop
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Chicago home sales down nearly 21-percent in May Chicago Real Estate Daily
Hines plans $465 million [...]
Sales update: Victoria Place in Bucktown
Victoria Place, a development at 1815 - 1827 N Milwaukee Ave in Bucktown, has four of its 15 condos left, according to Greg Faulkner, a sales agent [...]
Open House Review – Byron Manor
Byron Manor is a 9-unit rehab tucked among the small apartment complexes and deluxe homes of Irving Park. This Dana Group/At Properties development [...]
A walk down Armitage Avenue in Lincoln Park
We recently took a walk down Armitage Avenue in Lincoln Park to check out its chic restaurants and trendy shops. On this particular sunny weekday, s [...]
Scenes from Lincoln Park: the Park West
We're used to seeing the Park West at night, so we were a bit surprised to walk by the theater in broad daylight and see this gray, clunky exterior. [...]
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 [...]
Yes, Carter, they really do leash them
Several days back Carter suggested I might be kidding about kids on leashes. I snapped this photo today, for Carter.
Also, if you watch the behavio [...]
Drinkin' in Lincoln (Park): part 1
Squeezed between the retail, residential and culinary gems of Lincoln Park, there are also several bars. Make that a ton of bars. From traditional I [...]
Carnival of Real Estate: conspiracies, traffic and cliches
This week's Carnival of Real Estate is hosted by Altos Research. Find out why real estate licensing laws are a conspiracy against consumers, find out [...]