D.R. Horton thinks '07 will "suck" – what do you think?
We first heard the quote on NPR's Marketplace show yesterday evening, but it has made the rounds plenty since then. "I don't want to be too sophistica [...]
Al Gore isn't the only one who likes to live green
Future residents of a new condo building in Woodlawn will cook with energy-efficient appliances, walk on sustainably harvested bamboo floors and rela [...]
New Old Town Triangle houses in $3M range will vary styles
The clutter of boards and buttresses at 1901—1911 N Lincoln Park West is on its way to becoming the Lincoln Park West Collection, a row of fiv [...]
Quote of the day: Many say no to "fake historic" buildings
"A lot of architects would say the way to treat appropriately a historic district is to do something that is not like a fake historic building that wo [...]
Urban Green Project tackles a Chicago two-flat
Green Grumbles, the blog for the Urban Green Project, has a batch of new entries this week. The site chronicles the transformation of a more than 100- [...]
Windows of which nabe?
We think there are several telling hints as to where this building might be. How about you? A free Yo T-shirt to the person with the right answer!
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We like to watch: inside Kenwood ranch
We're not so keen on that split pea paint job, but we're definitely digging the timber beamed ceilings in this contemporary Kenwood ranch. The thre [...]
Write about your 'hood for Yo – volunteer party tonight at Kasey's Tavern in Printers Row
We can't guarantee that flowers will be blooming outside of Kasey's Tavern, at 701 S Dearborn St in the South Loop, tonight, but we can promise one h [...]
Concrete tops brick at The Lofts at River East Art Center
We've already told you about MCL Companies' plans to convert the top three floors of the River East Art Center to lofts and add two new concrete sto [...]
Barbara's Bookstore of University Village grows with its neighbors
As the residential areas surrounding University Village continue to fill out, some retail strips in the area are begining to approach a level of mat [...]
All about Evanston's Grand Bend at Green Bay
The mere mention of Green Bay really gets the goat of some Chicagoans, but we're talking about the street in Evanston, where developer Ferris Homes' [...]
Ripped from the headlines: final plans for the Chicago Spire to be revealed
Kamin: final Spire plans to be revealed Trib
Condos near Millennium Park to be completed Crain's
Haithcock promises to stall X/O, again Chicago Jo [...]
Six-flat at 2414 W Grenshaw nearing completion
Since we're on a 360-degree VR kick lately, we thought we'd show you these shots of 2414 W Grenshaw, a Pappageorge / Haymes-designed six-flat develo [...]
Enterprise seeing double at Museum Park Place
A slowdown isn't the same as a standstill. Despite some analysts' recommendations that developers take a break from announcing new projects to let t [...]
Video of the day – a lament for Ida B. Wells
The narrator drives past the low-rise Ida B. Wells CHA development on Chicago's near south side, and laments its passing, more in sorrow than in ang [...]
Hashbrowns, University Village, Chicago
Server / manager Diana Nowicki talks about her restaurant and some of the changes on Maxwell Street. [...]
Fidelity National Title speaks four new languages
Fidelity National Title Insurance Company today launched four new Web sites in Chinese, Korean, Spanish and Vietnamese, says spokesperson Mary Placido [...]
Comment of the day: who needs all that parking?
"I like when buildings have fewer parking spots than total units—it reminds us all that not everyone living downtown needs a car, and the market [...]
Quote of the day: benefits of Olympic plan unclear for South Side
"We think that this bid to host the Olympics is just local politicians and their financial interests dancing around the real issues: Chicago has no pl [...]
Chicago's Bohemian Rhapsody: more on how artists (and art) affect neighborhoods
Yesterday's discussion about Chicago's absence from Businessweek.com's ranking of top 10 cities for artists drew some heated responses, like this on [...]