Lap of luxury
Developer launches tony new hotel brand with Elysian hotel and condos
Take one look at drawings for The Elysian Hotel and Private Residences, a 60- [...]
West Side story
East Lake rebuilds a neighborhood with Jackson Square at West End
East Lake Management & Development Corp. is playing a key role in the transforma [...]
Your mom at Le Lan
The elegant River North restaurant Le Lan (749 N. Clark St., 312-280-9100) is offering a three-course Mother's Day lunch menu featuring items such as [...]
Economy of space at 156 W Superior
All kitchen islands are not created equal. This one is more of a kitchen continent. It's actually an interesting use of space in a one-bedroom condo a [...]
The daily Joeff
Kids from Beverly getting ready to enter U.S. Cellular Field for the White Sox game. Photo by Joeff Davis
More Bridgeport photos available in our B [...]
The popularity of Potbelly
If you thought Potbelly sandwich shops would fly only in Lincoln Park and the suburbs, think again; the new store in Hyde Park (5428 S. Lake Park Ave. [...]
Horizon Realty Group sinks even lower
Yesterday I went to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office to secure an order for the police to remove the seal from the apartment where my kids' m [...]
Eleven new high-rise condo projects planned for Streeterville
If you've ventured down to the southern end of Streeterville recently (the area bounded by the lake, the river, Michigan Avenue and Ontario Street) yo [...]
Who needs a kitchen when you have a Lake Shore Drive address?
And you thought your cubicle was small. RDM Development bills this 360-square-foot Gold Coast condo, at 1400 N Lake Shore Drive, as a one-bedroom one- [...]
Fantastical facades: is that a bay, or you just happy to see me?
The outside of this three-bedroom 3.5-bath cottage might look a tad unbalanced, what with the enormous ivory bay jutting out from the otherwise unrema [...]
Chicago rent barometer: apartments for under $1,000
If you want to live someplace like the Gold Coast, that $1,000 isn't going to get you much. The Homestead Group is renting studios on the corner of La [...]
A room with a view at 156 W Superior
This is the view from one of the condos at Ranquist Development's 156 W Superior in River North. You can just make out Rock 'n' roll McDonalds in th [...]
Willy Wonka and the Navy Pier
Erm, has anyone bothered to check out the draft master plan for the expansion of Navy Pier? It reads like something that Augustus Gloop and Veruca Sal [...]
Truth in advertising: Aqua condo tower claims Chicago's largest outdoor pool deck
We keep finding new reasons to gush over Aqua, Studio Gang Architects' contribution to the new Lakeshore East community. Not only will its rippling ve [...]
Tales from the rental front: kissing your security deposit goodbye
Most renters roll a security deposit from one apartment to the next, and most don't expect to lose more than a few bucks for a scratched floor or wall [...]
Lucky Ralph live in Wrigleyville
The Lucky Ralph Show is billed as a concert experience with a variety show edge. Organizers are urging potential audience members to picture "vintage [...]
How low can you go? Chicago homes for under $100,000
How can anyone afford to buy in the city? It's a question we hear a lot, and today, Yo supplies a few answers, mostly to the far north and far south - [...]
Pulte takes top slot in Crain's list of biggest builders
Pulte Homes is clear and away the Chicago area's largest home builder, according to a new survey by Crain's Chicago Business (sorry, the link might no [...]
Fat Tire fills Chicago neighborhoods
A few years ago there were only a few bars in Chicago that sold Fat Tire, the amber ale microbrew from Fort Collins, Colo. Today the beer is widely av [...]