Tag: Parks
The history of Hollywood Park
I don’t know when neighborhood kids stopped going to Hollywood Park. Maybe the opening of the much larger and better appointed Peterson Park on th [...]
Sherman Park in Back of the Yards
Even with Irish Pirate's huge spoiler, no one came forward to name this nabe. The park in question is indeed Sherman Park, and it's located in the B [...]
Parc Huron makes good on park promise
It might have more concrete than lawn, it sits in shadow from early afternoon on, and I still don't know what it brings to the neighborhood that Eri [...]
Inside the completed Adams Sangamon Park
As promised, here's new video from inside the newly completed and opened Adams Sangamon Park in the West Loop. Alderman Bob Fioretti and several Wes [...]
Adams Sangamon Park is open
A lot of people have found YoChicago in the past two months through searches for Adams Sangamon Park. Traffic to my peek inside the park has picked [...]
Making way for Parc Huron's park
The small concrete building at 662 N Hudson Ave in River North (the northwest corner of Erie and Hudson) is finally coming down, presumably to make [...]
A peek inside Adams Sangamon Park
As promised, here's some video from my recent visit to Adams Sangamon Park, still under construction at the corner of Adams and Sangamon streets in [...]
Adams Sangamon Park on the rise in the West Loop
Chicagoans love their public parks, and the Park District is about to give them another one to enjoy. Ted Guarnero, our Chicago Loft Guide, recommen [...]
Green spaces in the heart of Loft Land
Residents of the many loft buildings in the near West Loop don't lack for green space in their high-density surroundings. On the east side of Despla [...]
Erie Park's playground: River North's newest hot spot
Mommies, nannies, and babies agree -- Erie Park is where River North's cool kids are hanging out this spring. Temps in the high 40s didn't make Thur [...]
Suburban-style living in River North
River Village is one of those tucked-away surprises that few Chicagoans have visited but that instantly appeal. The development, set along Chicago's [...]
A Joewalk in Ping Tom Memorial Park
Yesterday was too nice to waste indoors. Some folks at Yo HQ spent the afternoon at the Friendly Confines; I spent mine down at Ping Tom Memorial Pa [...]
Gary Lucido in University Village, Part 2: Recreational spaces and townhome prices
In the second segment of our University Village video tour, Realtor Gary Lucido discusses one of the most convenient amenities near his home: a UIC [...]
Could the old Edgewater Medical Center become "Edgewater Park"?
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According to our social media manager Tony Ham, several Edgewater residents are promoting the idea of converting the defunct Edgewate [...]
A skyline drive through Grant Park
Last week, Zekas and I set out for a drive north along Lake Shore Drive. Before returning to the office, we doubled back to Columbus Drive for a clo [...]
A walk through Oz Park
Last week I took the Brown Line up to Armitage and walked a few blocks east to Oz Park, one of the great public spaces of the Lincoln Park community [...]
Urban oases: the parks of Streeterville
It may be fall, but the kids in Streeterville know there's still plenty of fun to be had. In these videos, Joe visits Streeterville's Seneca (above) [...]
Union Row in East Pilsen
In Joe's recent visit to East Pilsen, he spent some time walking the immediate area around Union Row. Belgravia Group's townhome development on 16th [...]