The first-time buyer: Movin' on up
Once we'd decided that our little condo was not to be, we started looking around at other options, and had a rethink about the kind of place we wanted [...]
Homespun marketing sometimes the best bet in selling property
Which sign is more effective in the marketing drive to sell this brick two-flat at 4356 W Jackson Blvd, in West Garfield Park? We were tempted to sa [...]
New Lakeside Lofts condos good with green, bad with banners
We know developers are blanketing every available space in the South Loop with advertisements for their new developments, but we can't believe this b [...]
Park 1000 fills in the gap on Michigan Avenue with new condos
This parking lot at 1000 S Michigan Ave sits like an unsightly gap between the mighty teeth of Chicago's most famous thoroughfare, but the 40-story [...]
Cool kids rank Second City 7th among hip places to live
The Windy Onion ranks 7th among American cities in a rating by college-educated 25- to 34-year-olds of places they'd like to live, though to read the [...]
Winthrop Club goes for contemporary look – with curves
Check out Winthrop Properties' new Winthrop Club, a 15-story high-rise slated for 1567 Maple Street in downtown Evanston. The name has a WASP-y ring [...]
New Homes Magazine names Washington Park one of Chicago's hottest neighborhoods
New Homes Magazine has named Washington Park one of Chicago's hottest neighborhoods.
"Like much of the South Side, Washington Park suffered deteriora [...]
Monday, Monday
It's Monday, Monday, manic or otherwise. Let's take a go around the Yo... but let's make it a really slow go because we tasted half of Chicago this we [...]
The Jackson Fifty stake out Central Street
An Evanston City ordinance allows lawn chairs to be placed on the parkways beginning July 1st to stake out prime spots for the Evanston Fourth of [...]
Open post: real estate horror stories
This weekend, we decided to turn YoChicago over to you. Yes, you, our semi-faithful reader. This is your time to shine, your 15 minutes, your invitati [...]
We like to watch: inside new apartment tower Sky55
What better way to kick off a long weekend and celebrate the freedoms at the heart of Independence Day than with a tour of a brand new rental high-ris [...]
South Loop suffers onslaught of new condo advertising
They say we encounter thousands of advertisements in a day, but take a stroll through the South Loop and that number spikes exponentially. The visua [...]
Friday night gallery-hopping
Buckle up. This evening we're headed to Edgewater, Bucktown and the South Loop (samples below).
Presence, 5216 N Clark St, is one of many newer bou [...]
More controversy for South Loop's Burnham Pointe?
We thought The Residences at Burnham Pointe, planned for 701 S Clark St in the South Loop, was stirring up some more controversy when we saw the ent [...]
Work in progress: 340 on the Park a comely addition to Lakeshore East
LR Development Company's 340 on the Park is shaping up to be the belle of the Lakeshore East ball, at least until Aqua rears its topographical head [...]
Will The Village follow the Three Penny?
With news of the Three Penny theater closing down, the Biograph closed, how far behind can the Village theater be? At Clark and North, the Village has [...]
Make Monday a family fun day
Uncle Sam on Stilts (stilts not pictured), The Whistling Pig, the Jesse White Tumblers, Tastefest, music, fireworks, races, rides and a whole lot mo [...]
New Homes Magazine names Woodlawn one of Chicago's hottest neighborhoods
New Homes Magazine has named Woodlawn one of Chicago's hottest neighborhoods.
"The neighborhood is sorely lacking in retail and restaurants and marre [...]
Is Avondale one of Chicago's "bad neighborhoods?"
Erica, Yo's Johnny-on-the-spot in Irving Park, worries that her reflection on a recent epiphany might bring her dangerously close to a "Sex-and-the-Ci [...]
Two-alarm construction fire at new Lake View Condos
Residents and workers (like the Yo's very own) on the 3100 block of North Sheffield Avenue started their mornings with a two-alarm blaze at the new [...]