Happy National Flavors Day: the lowdown on Chicago's painted people
Ah, it warms the Yo's heart to see people of all different colors banding together in the streets to draw attention to an important cause. Perhaps th [...]
Buy a plant, beautify Hyde Park
Sure, you've killed every plant you've ever owned since the third grade. But that's no reason not to head down to Hyde Park and buy some more hope at [...]
Update: Locomobile Lofts sold out, new Lyonhart development on the way
We hope you weren't too revved up about the Locomobile Lofts we told you about yesterday: turns out buyers have already sped off (make the puns stop!) [...]
Streeterville high-rise Avenue East secures financing
We talked recently about all the new condo high-rises planned for Streeterville. Construction is underway on the 27-story Avenue East, 160 E Illinois [...]
Yuppie-on-yuppie violence mars Cabrini-Green housing redevelopment
One of the problems with being a carpetbagger is competition from the other carpetbaggers. A story in today's Tribune quotes buyers of pricey new home [...]
Throwing away money on Addison Street
We love being suckered into a viral marketing gig.
Show us that you do too. Join Yo's Uptown journal in speculating on yesterday's post-game action [...]
The daily Joeff
The Recipe, a jam band from North Carolina, sets the Boulevard Cafe into a frenzy (May 2003). Photo by Joeff Davis
More Logan Square photos availab [...]
JFJ brings its condo Opus to River North
"Opus" is a word usually reserved for a work of art, so we guess it's fitting that JFJ Development Company is referring to its new River North develo [...]
Illinois has steady increase in mortgage fraud
That's the Midwest for you. Steady.
According to a study recently released by the Mortgage Bankers Association, Illinois now ranks fifth in the natio [...]
An alternative reality at University Commons
The UIC campus has been called a lot of things over the years. And now the Web site for University Commons Lofts informs us that UIC's "park-like" cam [...]
New Homes explores Chicago loft market
Since we're feeling lofty on this Thursday at Yo, check out the recent New Homes Magazine story on Chicago's loft market. Around two-dozen loft proje [...]
Four Locomobile Lofts left in Chicago's motor row
While we're on the subject of lofts today...Four units remain for sale at Locomobile Lofts, located at 2000 S Michigan Ave in Chicago's landmark Motor [...]
Old Citizens State Bank converts to lofts
Until the 1950s, it was a bank. Then it was a shoe store. Then a dance studio. Then a pawn shop. Now, the early-20th-century terra cotta building at 1 [...]
New riverwalk, museum opening downtown
The Chicago River, once treated as an open sewer, has become a catalyst for development, including the construction of riverfront housing, but it will [...]
New CTA line: will the Circle be unbroken?
The CTA's proposed Circle Line, which would link existing CTA and Metra lines in the center of the city, could have huge implications for lots of neig [...]
New Rogers Park Montessori school enriches streetscape with color and geometry
Almost one hundred years after the Italian physician Maria Montessori developed her educational technique, her method remains controversial. But eve [...]
Man sought after Taylor Homes death surrenders
A man police have searched for in connection with the death of a woman who plunged to her death from the 7th floor of a building at the Chicago Housin [...]
The daily Joeff
Bucktown (March 2002). Photo by Joeff Davis
More Bucktown photos available in our Bucktown photo gallery. [...]
A la recherche du pizza perdue
Watch the Food Dude visit Pat's Pizza, Yo Chicago's former next-door neighbor, at its new location on Lincoln Avenue. Pat's had a 55-year run in the 3 [...]
West Loop lobbies hard for Adams Street Park
The West Loop has a lot of things going for it - proximity to the city, interesting old buildings, great restaurant and bar scene - but what it doesn' [...]