Ripped from the headlines
Ex-Koenig execs buy 9 of Prudential's 11 offices Trib
Keeping land safe from development - forever Trib
In 2016, Grant Park could become party cen [...]
We like to watch: inside Hyde Park co-op
This isn't the first heavy metal kitchen we've seen, but we usually spot them in uber-mod lofts, funky Bucktown contemporaries or, y'know, the Inter [...]
A visit to the Garfield Park Fieldhouse
One of East Garfield Park's - and Chicago's - architectural marvels is the Garfield Park Fieldhouse, a gold-domed building that sits on an open swat [...]
East Garfield Park: the new frontier
Delvin Molden purchased a graystone in East Garfield Park when he was priced out of the West Loop. "A couple of years from now, this will be priced o [...]
Chicago deal of the day: South Side condos from the $120s
Chicago's median condo / townhouse price for 2006 was $285,500, according to the Multiple Listing Service of Northern Illinois, which compiles statist [...]
As a young child in pursuit of what I saw
Rev. Michael Eaddy remembers the days when people talked about "going out west" to the then-thriving business district in East Garfield Park.
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Comment of the day: your own personal Block 37
"If I were unimaginably wealthy, I think I'd like to buy that lot and build a 3 bedroom, 2 bath brick ranch right there. Getting the morning paper in [...]
What's happening in Auburn Gresham?
Yo's Nat and Joe spent some time talking to Ernest Sanders from the Greater Auburn Gresham Development Corporation last week. Check out an excerpt of [...]
True South
Prairie District Lofts aims for reasonable prices with rare South Loop lofts
Developers Keith and Brian Giles spent much of the mid- to late 1990s [...]
Inside The Streeter: luxury apartments in Streeterville
In the second part of our series on luxury rentals, we focus on The Streeter, a 48-story, 481-unit tower located at 345 E Ohio St in Streeterville. [...]
A modern edge
CMK combines cutting-edge design with affordable prices in South Loop
On a recent January afternoon, a young woman in slim gray pants and a white f [...]
CTA Green Line spurring condo sales in part of East Garfield Park, according to sales agent
A developer plans to build up to six small condo buildings on the 2900 block of West Fulton Street, betting that proximity to the CTA's California Gre [...]
A closer look at a new East Garfield Park condo development
Given that it's East Garfield Park Week here at the Yo, we thought we'd take a closer look at an upcoming project from GenOne Group, a development com [...]
Chicago rent barometer: Andersonville for $800
Andersonville has become the hottest pocket in Edgewater, a trend that began with the pioneering work of gay residents and has continued with an explo [...]
East Garfield Park primer: from 1869 to present
As we kick off East Garfield Park Week at YoChicago, get up to speed on the neighborhood with a brief history at the Encyclopedia of Chicago site:
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Ripped from the headlines
Block 37 finally progressing? Chicago Mag
North-Clybourn retail spreading south Crain's
Gov hired Rezko for home renovation Sun-Times
NIMBY battl [...]
Carnival Mondays: sellers are living in la-la land
This week's Carnival of Real Estate is hosted by Pittsburgh Homes Daily. Stop by to discover how some home sellers have completely broken with reality [...]
Quote of the day – We'll get Block 37 redeveloped
"I can tell you a hundred times that it's going to happen. But people will still say, 'Show me.' We'll show you."
-Steven Jacobsen, the point man for [...]
Designing your week: global warming, utopian visions
It's another week packed with architecture and design events in Chicago. YoChicago's architecture journal City Spaces, City Places fills you in. Click [...]
Monday, Monday
It's Monday, Monday, manic or otherwise. Let's take a go around the Yo.
Wicker Park: Attack of the mean reds
Edison Park: Get in shape for the summe [...]