5/6/13
You can spend half an hour at an apartment rental service waiting to repeat the information you’ve already given over the phone to a...
4/25/13
You can spend an hour at an apartment rental service waiting to repeat the information you’ve already given over the phone to a rookie...
4/24/13
You can spend half an hour at an apartment rental service waiting to repeat the information you’ve already given over the phone to a...
4/8/13
As the rental season heats up, a lot of Chicago newcomers, and long-time residents alike, are encountering unfamiliar neighborhood names, and are uncertain of...
2/28/13
If you’ve contacted a leasing agent to help find your next apartment, you’ll want to be certain that the agent has access to all...
2/18/13
Chicago’s rental services would like you to believe that it’s a difficult task to find your best apartment deal in the Streeterville. In fact,...
1/22/13
Consider the Craigslist recruiting ad recently posted by T-Rock Enterprises a/k/a Chicago Apartment Renters. The Craigslist ad doesn’t include, as required by law, the...
1/22/13
Stephanie Konow and Katie Bommarito are former rental services agents who grew frustrated with that business and set out to connect Chicago tenants directly...
8/2/12
The most desirable apartments often rent quickly from site signage without ever being posted on Craigslist or being listed with one of Chicago’s sleazy...
6/15/12
If you were searching for a River North 2-bedroom with an indoor pool you might start by filtering Craigslist on 2+ BR apartments and...
5/14/12
Anticipating a slow Mother’s Day, the 215 West apartment tower in the Loop sent an email blast on Saturday reminding rental services that it’s...
5/5/12
Discount is a dirty word in the world of new rental high-rises, where price-cutting takes the form of “free rent” specials limited to new...
3/30/12
Our at-a-glance apartment list and map makes it hyper-easy to check what’s available for rent in River North and other Near North locations. If...
3/19/12
Many of Chicago’s rental services employ unlicensed staff in flagrant violation of the law, fully aware of the fact that they’re committing a crime...
2/6/12
Several months ago we opined that Apartments.com, a national site owned by a group of major newspapers, was the stand-out choice for renters searching...
1/31/12
Jimmy McMillan, the 2010 gubernatorial candidate of New York’s Rent Is Too Damn High Party, achieved some notoriety thanks to the many YouTube remixes...
4/16/11
View Apartments for rent in Chicago’s Gold Coast, Near North, River North, Old Town, Streeterville in a larger map We’ve had a number of...
4/4/11
We’ve previously alerted you to twenty-five things apartment rental services won’t tell you. Now we’ll alert you to one they wish you’d never known:...