12/24/13
Christmas is our hook for being mindful of all of the holidays that Chicagoans celebrate at this time of year. We wish you, before...
12/12/13
Real estate developers never lack for imagination, or the restless energy and skills necessary to translate dreams into physical reality. LG Development’s Barry Howard...
7/7/13
Over the years I’ve traveled down nearly every block in the City of Chicago, and stopped on many of them to chat with residents,...
3/27/12
Four years ago Yo was being told that sales had been “incredible” and prices were “fantastic” at Heritage Homes of West Village on the...
3/26/12
According to the sign in the 3100 block of West Lexington, the quoted price, $250,000,000, is sincere and non-negotiable, and only capable buyers should...
1/26/12
Chicagoans love their two- to four-unit buildings, with the three-flat being one of the more popular configurations. According to the US Census Bureau’s American...
2/21/11
The Near West Side and East Garfield Park will move one step closer toward getting a much-needed grocery store next month, when Pete’s Fresh...
11/18/10
…and the West Side might not, either. This week, the city’s longest-serving black alderman submitted his resignation, effective at the end of November. In...
8/25/10
Last week Frank Lloyd Wright’s old studio at 25 E Cedar St in the Gold Coast went on the market for $1.7 million. Wright...
7/20/10
What our staff said about East Garfield Park in 2007: The streets are still tough here, but the tide has started to turn in...
6/12/10
The Sun-Times reports that renowned west side restaurateur Edna Stewart died shortly after celebrating her 72nd birthday. I was last at Edna’s several years...
4/22/10
One of the many new construction developments in Fresh Horizon Realty‘s portfolio of new and newly rehabbed condos and single-families is the 12-unit building...
12/23/09
Back in February of 2007 I characterized East Garfield Park as “flat on its back and barely twitching.” A month later Business Week singled...