Property tax assessments set to skyrocket
That's the scenario being sketched by the Tax Reform Action Coalition, which is urging you to contact the Governor and your state representatives now. [...]
Battle for snob appeal: Astor Street vs East Lake Shore
Home buyers who have $55,363 of wiggle room in the monthly budget might want to consider this $10.8 million single-family abode at 1524 N. Astor St (t [...]
How to spin a drop in sales
Sales of existing homes will drop 6 percent this year and sales of new homes are likely to fall 10.9 percent, according to the latest forecast from th [...]
Renting above Chicago bars: unit open at The Vu
For hardcore club-goers in the rental market, an apartment is available above Deja Vu in Lincoln Park. It's an attractive Victorian building, with t [...]
Details, divinity and architectural terra cotta
Yes, Mies van der Rohe's proclamation that "God is in the details" has become a tired cliche. Which doesn't mean it's not so. It's just suffered fro [...]
Ride the CTA at Flickr and Google
Flickr has thousands of CTA photos for your browsing pleasure. If you're short on time or attention span, just ride the Brown Line.
Say hello to th [...]
North side gargoyles – are they doing their job?
We present the first in an occasional series of north side gargoyles.
Gargoyles are more than merely decorative. They have a practical purpose: war [...]
What's the frequency, Lake View?
R.E.M. Homes, whose condo conversion Barry by the Lake at 512 W Barry Ave sold out in 16 weeks, has a brand new conversion in the works at 515 W Melro [...]
HarborView – Lake View condos with actual views of the lake?
What's this? A condo development in Lake View that has a view of the lake? We had to pinch ourselves and head straight for MapQuest when we heard abou [...]
Woodlawn needs its community gardens as much as the new condos
We've mentioned that neighborhoods like Woodlawn are marred by vacant lots. The lots have mostly been vacant since the 1960s, when building owners aba [...]
Renting above a Chicago restaurant: deliciously good or unsavory?
Yo recently noticed a few "For Rent" signs for apartments located above restaurants on Clark Street, like P.S. Bangkok, above.
Living in an apartme [...]
Heritage spillover a nice legacy for Mesa
The Legacy at Millennium Park isn't scheduled to break ground until July, according to Andy Warner, of Equity Marketing Services, but the planned 73-s [...]
Own a piece of Chicago's past in Marshall Field Junior mansion
Last week, we mentioned the conversion of the Marshall Field Junior mansion into condos. What ever you think of a house divided (into condos), there's [...]
Rental barometer: Chicago apartments for $2,000 to $2,300
What can you get for rents around $2,000 in the city? A three-bedroom at 825 W Wolfram St in Lake View, shown below, rents for $2,000.
A three-bedroo [...]
Tuesday, Tuesday, got the ugly building blues day
We've got the reds today, and it's not the reds you pop to make you mellow. It's the ugh-ly blues reds times three.
Champion Cycle, on Western Aven [...]
Lots o' matzo in River East
The new Max and Benny's deli is offering in-house and to-go Passover Seder menus on Wednesday and Thursday night, April 12 and 13, for $18.95 per pers [...]
Faces of which Chicago 'hood (III) ?
OK, the bridge should help narrow this one down. In which Chicago neighborhood did Yo's Joeff Davis discover these guys enjoying an afternoon's fishin [...]
Bunnies in the boonies
These things are popping up all over the north shore. Any sightings in the city? [...]