Another landlord horror story
You guessed it — the subject is once again Horizon Realty Group and 525 West Oakdale.
When my now-deceased ex-wife first moved into 525 Oakdale [...]
FSBO roller-coaster comes to a stop
And the FSBO-rider's up for another go-around of emotional highs and lows.
Check out Yo Chicago's first-person FSBO journal for a wrap-up of the less [...]
SoNo's SoNogram has arrived
Here is our first peek at Smithfield Properties' new SoNo high-rise, designed by architectural firm Booth Hansen. Almost 25 percent of the condos hav [...]
Why own when you can rent?
Brokers have had an extremely effective sales pitch for first-time buyers for more than a decade now, as interest rates have remained at historic lows [...]
Fairbanks at Cityfront selling half its condos as 2nd homes
With interest rates on the rise and talk of a housing bubble rampant, the speculation has been that investors - a category that includes purchasers [...]
Where's the outrage in Wrigleyville?
You would have thought that the expanded bleachers at Wrigley Field, with high new prices and brazenly commercialized name, would have incensed fans [...]
Foxes guarding henhouse more effectively with new hotline
After the Chicago Sun-Times ran a tongue-in-cheek headline about a new hotline established by City Hall's corruption watchdog -- 1-800-Turn-'em-In -- [...]
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Tamarah Taylor, 2, tries to keep pace with the older kids during a game of "Simon Says" at the Gordon-Taylor-Jackson family reunion, which takes pla [...]
Buyers pull money from under the mattress for Mildred Court condos
Well it's just egg on Yo's face all-round today. Last month we dissed Mildred Court Condominiums, 2701-11 N. Mildred Court, (thought it was a sure thi [...]
Designing your week: architect Bernard Tschumi at Art Institute
The Architecture and Design Society will present a lecture by leading architectural theorist Bernard Tschumi called "Event-Form" at 6 p.m. on Tuesday [...]
Trib says it's official: Chicago is a buyer's market
The Trib led its Sunday edition this week with the news that Chicagoland is officially experiencing a buyer's market. Unofficially, most people - buye [...]
Belgravia adding 11 new stories of condos to 7-story West Loop loft building
Talk about making the most of a site. Belgravia Group is adding 11 stories of new-construction condos to an existing seven-story loft building in the [...]
Celebrating 25 years of home repair fraud
The Illinois Attorney General's office has sued Ronald Kafka, proprietor of a series of at least 26 Cook County home repair companies that have allege [...]
SoNo says "So there!" to the doubters
It seems that a misleading marketing campaign and a silly nickname are no barriers to success in the Chicago condo market. We scoffed at Smithfield Pr [...]
Tales from the front: shifting from the 'burbs to a Chicago apartment
Alison was in love with her garden apartment in the western suburbs. Her boyfriend lived nearby, her commute to work was short, and the rent was under [...]
Monday, Monday
It's Monday, Monday, manic or otherwise. Let's take a go around the Yo.
North Kenwood - Oakland: Streetscapes to die for
Lake View: This mural has [...]
city site zoned for horses, skyline view in Chicago
No, the picture above is not a Photoshopped montage. You can catch this bucolic tableau on the corner of Sedgwick and Evergreen, where the stars of t [...]
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Tory Kell checks out a box of boutique chocolates at Vosges Haut Chocolat, 951 W Armitage Ave (January 2006). Photo by Joeff Davis
More Lincoln Par [...]
New construction deals proliferating in suburbs
Looks like builders may be getting nervous about the market.
This week's north suburban Saturday Tribune New Homes section is chock full of specials [...]
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"The Sun Also Rises" graffiti on E 57th St (June 2005). Photo by Joeff Davis
More Hyde Park photos available in our Hyde Park photo gallery.
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