Hills, buffalo, stream, island — no. Elk — sure.
No one has answered our suburban name trivia question — doubtless for lack of interest. That calls for more on suburban names. [Update: Ken has [...]
Faces of which Chicago 'hood?
Speaking of neighborhood faces, guess where Yo's Joeff Davis took this photo. [...]
The faces of Bucktown and Wicker Park
The Wicker Park & Bucktown Chamber of Commerce has its view of neighborhood faces.
And YoChicago has its view of Wicker Park and Bucktown faces and p [...]
Chicago is not very bubbly
When it comes to risk of a housing price collapse, Chicago barely manages to tie Atlanta for 28th place among the nation's 50 largest metro areas.
At [...]
East vs. West: the $700 apartment
What does $700 get you in a Chicago apartment? On craigslist, it gets you this one-bedroom at 1414 N Lawler Ave (above) in the heart of North Austin [...]
Trump to keep Chicago's highest residence to himself
It's gonna be huge. The Yo has learned that The Donald has reserved the top floor of Trump International Hotel & Tower all for himself. Chicago's pric [...]
New charter school in Woodlawn means more opportunities – and probably more condos
I've railed against the effect of good schools on real estate values in the surrounding neighborhood and how it becomes difficult for many homebuyers [...]
Tuesday, Tuesday, got the ugly building blues day
Count down the days until this glorious shrine goes ugly on us.
It will be beautiful again. Just wait till next year.
If you've got the ugly build [...]
Beam me down, Scotty. I want a condo.
A Google Earth image, clearly showing the phone number to call at River City condos - but at what terrestrial code? [...]
University of Chicago's south campus development plan
Check out the University of Chicago's south campus development plan. By 2008, this area will be home to a residence hall for 900 students, a couple of [...]
Trading spaces: short commute, shorter amenities in West Loop
I was out of town this past week, and my friend Steve offered to apartment-sit for me. He wasn't just doing it because he's a nice guy, of course: he [...]
From City spaces: Steven Ehrlich lectures on Multicultural Modernism
It's a big week in architecture for the city, according to "City spaces, city places," YoChicago's new journal of architecture and design. Architect S [...]
Suburban name trivia question
Which Chicago suburb takes its name from being the dump site for dirt from the 1893 Columbian Exposition? [...]
Tax Day dinner deals in the city
Here's a tasty tax season deal perhaps a little closer to home than Tinley Park or Oakbrook Terrace.
From April 15 to 18, Carnivale (702 W. Fulton Ma [...]
Tax Day dinner deals in the suburbs
It's a little out of the way for city folks, but on April 17 and 18, Tin Fish restaurant is offering "Tax Day" dining deals, consisting of the "1099" [...]
Condo prices go crazy in Jefferson Park
Has anyone noticed that the Jefferson Park housing market is going berserk? We just noticed just how crazy it is out there when we caught sight of an [...]
Monday, Monday
Monday, Monday. Let's take a go around the Yo.
Edgewater: More elbow room at Metropolis
Lincoln Park: What's with East Lincoln Park?
Gold Coast: [...]
Watch the ads for the real story?
Most of our pages have ads from Google in the left column, and Google's first-take ad match on our posts is always intriguing.
The second ad that cam [...]