6/28/12
Holstein Park isn’t one of Chicago’s largest parks. At a mere 3 acres, it wouldn’t meet the minimum lot size requirement in many a...
6/19/12
The modern home tour showcases the interiors and exteriors of seven Chicago homes and one each in Inverness and Hinsdale. The homes will be...
6/8/12
The new Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital building is just two days away from its long-awaited opening. The philanthropic generosity and time...
5/2/12
The Pilsen Historic District is bounded roughly on the east and west by Halsted St (800 W) and Western Ave (2400 W), on the...
2/15/12
Cicero hasn’t always had a source of pride readily at hand, so when the town recently went 14 months without a street-gang related killing,...
11/18/11
You can play a part in doing something about Chicago’s growing shortage of affordable housing, and play Robin Hood to a family earning less...
11/11/11
If you’re an officer or director of a condo, co-op or homeowners’ association in the Chicago area you’ll want to check in next Wednesday...
9/17/11
Saturday, September 17, marks the first annual Lurie Garden Fall Festival and Plant Sale, from 10 to 3. Tours of the garden will be...
7/2/11
The 4th of July parade has long been a big deal in Evanston, and this year’s event is expected to be no exception, with...
6/19/11
I stopped for a brief visit at Planned Property‘s resident appreciation party – the “luau on the lake.” The highlight of my visit was...
6/15/11
If you do, and if you rent from Planned Property, you can win a credit toward your next month’s rent. Planned Property Management, one...
6/3/11
The National Association of Realtors is promoting Nationwide Open House Weekend this Saturday and Sunday, June 4 and 5. I don’t have hard data...
4/27/11
Even if you aren’t in the market for one of the five Frank Lloyd Wright-designed homes currently for sale in the suburbs, you still...
4/14/11
Yesterday the folks at Shodeen Residential told us they’ll be participating in the upcoming Mill Creek Neighborhood Garage Sale, an annual event held throughout...
3/28/11
An agent forwarded me an email touting an upcoming event promoted by the “US Foreclosure Institute” which shares an office with the “US Foreclosure...
7/9/10
Last month I asked Grand Bend at Green Bay sales manager Andy Kiener about the kinds of community activities a buyer could find near...
6/14/10
Visit the Lake Park Crescent booth at this weekend’s Lake Meadows Art Fair and learn all about the new deals offered at Draper and...
4/27/10
Buyers and brokers looking to make a deal before the April 30 tax credit deadline can tour a newly constructed single-family home at John...
4/20/10
The Chicago Association of Realtors has scheduled a two-day “Heroes Welcome Home” program for next month that will teach Realtors how to address the...
3/31/10
We normally don’t promote a lot of “go-and-do” events around the city, but in this case I’ll make an exception. The Chicago Architecture Foundation...