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Ripped from the headlines: Evanston condo tower would be the suburbs' tallest building
Evanston tower would be tallest in 'burbs Trib
When is big too big? Daily Northwestern
Chicago River sees condo boom Sun-Times
New neighborhoods [...]
Take me out to the ballgame…
...Take me out to the garage!
Developers frequently have trouble finishing units by their promised delivery dates, but we couldn't help noticing t [...]
Ripped from the headlines: subprime mortgage concerns rattle Wall St
Subprime mortgage concerns rattle Wall St AP (via Trib)
$70M condo towers to open in South Loop Globe St.
2 partners in Heritage condos in profit [...]
24: A day in Chicago's Loop
New condo towers at home in the Loop
Why live in the Loop?
New Homes tests the mettle of Chicago's touted "24-hour downtown"
Story by Kate Hawl [...]
Deal with it
In cooler market, buyers demand – and builders deliver – perks aplentyÂ
Story by Alison Soltau
Lisa and Miguel Cabrales wanted to buy [...]
550 St. Clair on the rise in Streeterville
Streeterville has come a long way since a rough-and-tumble sea captain named George Streeter ran his boat aground north of the Chicago River in 1886 [...]
Welcome to Loop Week
This week, the Yo will focus on the Loop: the neighborhood bounded by Lake Michigan on the east, Roosevelt on the south and the Chicago River on the [...]
The Loft Ledger
Substation lofts sparking interest from male buyers
Homebuyers react one of two ways when they tour Substation North Lofts, the conversion of a for [...]
South by southwest
New homes, residents spur change in staid affordable neighborhoodsÂ
Story by Alison Soltau | Photography by Barry Peterson
Amy Mogelber [...]
Out of the park
MCL's ParkView offers an oasis in bustling Streeterville    Â
Streeterville is a busy, beautiful, hyperactive neighborhood. People who live he [...]
Preservation Chicago names its Magnificent 7
Okay, we added the magnificent part. Yo attended a lunchtime press conference at City Hall where historic architecture advocacy group Preservation C [...]
Bubbly Creek Lofts, Finkl Lofts?
Loft developers are actively scouting industrial parcels south, west and north of downtown as the supply of developable buildings dries up in traditio [...]
Why not West Roscoe Village?
Most Chicagoans would agree that it's faintly ridiculous to call the area west of the river to the Kennedy, from Diversey to Addison, "West Roscoe Vil [...]
Pilsen — there were trees here once, just passing through
It's hard to imagine, but the Pilsen wasteland partially occupied by the Fisk generating plant, above, was once the heart of Chicago's "lumber distr [...]
A Pilsen primer: more than 300 years in a nutshell
To really enjoy Pilsen week at YoChicago, we suggest brushing up on the colorful history of the area. Check out this history of Pilsen for an overview [...]
Explore Pilsen during Pilsen week at YoChicago
We had tons of fun in recent months devoting weeks to various neighborhoods, such as the South Loop and Wicker Park, and next week we'll continue th [...]
Finkl closing is bad news for second-tier neighborhoods
It seems like only yesterday — because it was yesterday — that we were suggesting that A. Finkl & Sons' acquisition of a south side site w [...]
The beginning of the end of the Clybourn Corridor PMD?
Crain's Chicago Business is reporting that A. Finkl & Sons has acquired a large parcel on the city's south side. Crain's contends that this is fueling [...]
RADA Development brings more new constuction to Old Town / Cabrini-Green area
A lot is changing where Old Town meets Cabrini-Green, but, as I was snapping pictures of the new developments springing up, somebody still came by [...]
The Elston Edge – you know, the area between Bucktown and Lincoln Park
Every now and then we report on real estate agents' and business groups' efforts to brand a new neighborhood. Anyone buying River South, so far? The l [...]