New home for Belmont Army Surplus Store
CTA riders aren't the only ones displaced by the Brown Line Capacity Expansion Project - the Belmont Army Surplus Store has moved to make way for the [...]
Evanston home conveniently located near CVS
Every time we park at the CVS/pharmacy at 3333 Central St in Evanston, which seems to be a lot lately, it does our heart good to see this hold-out h [...]
CTA riders (including me) change travel plans to accomodate "three-tracking"
It looks like I'm not the only one avoiding the el. The Chicago Tribune reports today that commuters are shifting their travel patterns to avoid "thre [...]
New Wicker Park cafe firmly grounded in reality
West Town residents, now's your chance to grab a coffee and celebrate your celibacy at the same time! The newest business in the Wicker Park area is [...]
The Residences at the Vic opens in Chicago's Lake View neighborhood
We got all excited last Friday when we saw grand opening signs at The Residences at the Vic - but it turned out just the garage was opening, to coin [...]
Ripped from the headlines: Sun-Times profiles North Center
Seniors, singles, families flock to North Center Sun-Times
North Center home to German, Irish, politicians Sun-Times
Reinventing Fox Lake Daily He [...]
Beverly offers great architecture, ghosts and even some new construction
Builders and buyers of new homes have paid more attention to the South Side in recent years. The South Loop's building boom has pushed into neighborho [...]
First phase at Park Boulevard 50 percent sold
Park Boulevard, a 1,300-unit development in Chicago's Bronzeville neighborhood, is moving along - currently, the 311-unit first phase is well underwa [...]
Quote of the day: Chicago architecture's move toward anonymity
"From one of the most distinguished cities architecturally, we are rapidly moving toward anonymity, or what is worse, a city of contrasts: the superfi [...]
Why are women and whites bailing on Chicago?
Accoding to U.S. Census data available at Metro Chicago Information Center (MCIC), Chicago's female population will drop from 1,490,909 in 2000 to 1,3 [...]
Cool your roof the Daley way
The Chicago Reader's Daily Harold blog today points out the moral confusion that can result when a corrupt government goes green. As a fairly staunc [...]
We like to watch: $1.25M in Edgebrook
The Edgebrook neighborhood on the city's Northwest Side has much to offer families; tree-lined streets and a surfeit of single-family houses give t [...]
The rain upon the junk in Murphy's yard
A spectacular Andersonville vignette from Johnny Blaze, morpheusdog. Be sure your sound is turned on. [...]
Comment of the day: hoping home prices go up
Our post on the first decline in home prices ever predicted by the National Association of Realtors elicited this comment from Odujoko: "As we all kno [...]
Some struggle to find affordable housing in Bronzeville area, advocate says
With affordable housing in the news lately, we thought we'd share some of our recent conversation with Holly Marshall, director of operations at Genes [...]
See it from the air with Live Search
We're a bit slow in noticing that Microsoft Live Search now has "Bird's-eye views" live for Chicago.
You can zoom in to this level, and pan and t [...]
Quote of the day: "hysterical with opposition" to gap in Wicker Park Historic District
"If a planned development is already in the works before a community gets the chance to say, 'Hey, this sucks,' then it's too late, and we gave it a [...]
Chicago deal of the day: up to $35K in free upgrades at Huron Street Lofts
Back in December, we reported that seven units at Huron Street Lofts in River North sold at auction after developers put the last 17 units on the bl [...]
Name the nabe of the could-be loft
What's this, an industrial building in the city's inner ring that hasn't been converted to residential lofts? The first person to name the nabe gets [...]
Ripped from the headlines: First decline projected in home prices since late 1960s
Decline projected in home prices: 1st drop since '60s Trib
Cook County Public Administrator using scam contractor? Hyde Park Herald
1924 Lake Shor [...]