ArtHouse 2007, a dual-purpose open house
YoJoe stopped by ArtHouse 2007 on the way home Friday night..
ArtHouse showcased the work of 12 Chicago artists in a 5,000 square foot newly-built [...]
ArtHouse 2007, 2523 N Campbell Ave
YoJoe stopped by this Logan Square open house / benefit / art showcase and chatted with host Wes Walker and the developer. [...]
ArtHouse 2007, a benefit for AidsCare Chicago
We stepped away from the party for a few minutes to hear about AidsCare Chicago, a residence for people with advanced HIV / AIDS in Chicago's North L [...]
Yumm! Catering at ArtHouse 2007
YoChicago attended this combination art show, real estate open house and AIDS benefit at 2523 N Campbell in the Logan Square neighborhood, and spoke [...]
Loop week starts underground
Monday begins Loop week, and we're kicking it off with a loopy walk through the western part of the pedway that stretches dozens of blocks beneath the [...]
Back above ground, part four of Chicago’s Loop pedway
YoJoe and YoVal reach a few more dead ends and pass the subway station before emerging back above ground [...]
Blind or not blind, part 3 of Chicago’s Loop pedway
YoJoe and YoVal stop to talk to a blind shop clerk under the Daley Center - or is he. Watch carefully and make your own judgment. [...]
Lost underground, Chicago’s Loop pedway, part two
YoJoe and YoVal wander underground to little purpose. [...]
Chicago’s Loop pedway, part one
YoJoe and YoVal start in a parking garage an Clark and Lake and walk underground to the great atrium of the Thompson Center / State of Illinois build [...]
Quote of the day — blind NIMBYs and planners
We haven't found a quote of the day yet, so I'm making one up:
Short-sighted NIMBYs and far-sighted planners are equally blind to what it takes to cr [...]
Chicago buyer cuts a deal for a condo with a "New York view"
Sometimes buyers can cut even bigger deals if they're prepared to purchase a "less popular" unit. We told you about the $10,000 price cut at Library T [...]
Slow market? Not if you're cruising in the $4 million range, says Rubloff
Forty-seven homes priced at $4 million or more were sold in Chicago last year, up from 29 in 2005, according to statistics on new and resale condos an [...]
Construction update: Marshall Field Jr. Mansion
Last time we visited the Prairie District's Marshall Field Jr. Mansion, the circa-1890s Queen Anne was still looking a little rough around the edges [...]
Historic West Town State Bank Building to get first tenants in decades
A recent comment from a reader inspired us to check out the mysteriously empty eight-story mid-rise at the northwest corner of Madison and Western, [...]
Sotheby's South Loop office closes
The South Loop office of Sudler Sotheby's International Realty has closed up shop, the Yo learned today. Business and agents from the office, formerly [...]
An Evanston green building
A video overview of Evanston and the Winthrop Club development. [...]
Quote of the day — fashion tips for McKinley Park buyers
"LOL. McKinley Park!? White people planning to buy there should purge any black / red (Latin Counts) or black / tan (Two-Six) from their wardrobes. An [...]
Chicago deal of the day: Free assessments at The Flats on LaSalle
Metropolitan Development Enterprises is offering free assessments for one year to entice buyers at the eight-story conversion project The Flats on LaS [...]
Edgewater condos available "as is" or upgraded
We showed you a whole boatload of condo conversions during Edgewater week, but we just spotted another that @properties is marketing. The Magnolia F [...]
Rainbo Village development begins to take shape in Uptown
The Rainbo Village development in Chicago's Uptown neighborhood, which broke ground about a year ago, is finally beginning to amass some critical bu [...]