Tag: Schools
![Why the South Loop is a great place to call home Why the South Loop is a great place to call home](https://img.youtube.com/vi/h9nKi49_U7Q/hqdefault.jpg)
Why the South Loop is a great place to call home
Coldwell Banker's Nadine Ferrata has lived in the South Loop for more than 20 years and loves calling it her home.
The South Loop has a wide va [...]
![Will an Andersonville school convert to “Trumbull Lofts”? Will an Andersonville school convert to “Trumbull Lofts”?](https://i.yochicago.com/images/hpmain/465/287465.jpg?preset=yosize)
Will an Andersonville school convert to “Trumbull Lofts”?
A recent Atlantic Cities post sketched the real estate issues that accompany school closings:
One of the thorniest issues (in what is a veritab [...]
![A split-level Elmhurst home with a great deck and yard A split-level Elmhurst home with a great deck and yard](https://img.youtube.com/vi/XbwxNXmvGJE/hqdefault.jpg)
A split-level Elmhurst home with a great deck and yard
The owners of the 3-bedroom, 2 ½ bath split-level at 793 S Washington St have renovated the home over time to make it a warm and cozy environment. [...]
![A like-new Nantucket-style home in center-of-town Elmhurst A like-new Nantucket-style home in center-of-town Elmhurst](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Km-ufHS6jmg/hqdefault.jpg)
A like-new Nantucket-style home in center-of-town Elmhurst
The 4-bedroom, 4-bath Nantucket-style home at 249 E St Charles Rd is in a convenient center-of-town Elmhurst location.
This like-new, spacious [...]
![A wonderfully rehabbed ranch close to Elmhurst schools A wonderfully rehabbed ranch close to Elmhurst schools](https://img.youtube.com/vi/sPoxtudBDDI/hqdefault.jpg)
A wonderfully rehabbed ranch close to Elmhurst schools
The 3-bedroom, 2-bath ranch at 210 W Van Buren St has a great Elmhurst location. It's diagonally across the street from Jackson Elementary School, [...]
![Across from Winnetka’s Crow Island School, and under $500K Across from Winnetka’s Crow Island School, and under $500K](https://img.youtube.com/vi/TpUACqt0nM8/hqdefault.jpg)
Across from Winnetka’s Crow Island School, and under $500K
The 3-bedroom, 2-bath home at 1129 Willow Rd in Winnetka has been on the market for almost 4 months despite a sub-$500K price tag. The market time [...]
![A Nantucket-style home in Elmhurst’s Lincoln School district A Nantucket-style home in Elmhurst’s Lincoln School district](https://img.youtube.com/vi/yWIK80lF-o8/hqdefault.jpg)
A Nantucket-style home in Elmhurst’s Lincoln School district
This six-year old home has an open floor plan with a first-floor office off the living room, a generously sized kitchen that opens to the family r [...]
![Walk to three Elmhurst schools without crossing a street Walk to three Elmhurst schools without crossing a street](https://img.youtube.com/vi/EayoBSAbljQ/hqdefault.jpg)
Walk to three Elmhurst schools without crossing a street
The 3,600 square foot home at 318 Fair Ave has a number of features you don't often find in newer construction in Elmhurst, especially in a home p [...]
![Are Winnetka condos a screaming deal for a small family? Are Winnetka condos a screaming deal for a small family?](http://media.cdn-redfin.com/photo/68/bigphoto/520/08035520_0.jpg)
Are Winnetka condos a screaming deal for a small family?
A 1,730 square foot 3-bedroom, 3-bath condo at 660 Winnetka Mews just came on the market for $329,000. It had previously sold for $485,500 in Octo [...]
![From Yo’s archives – Bucktown’s elementary schools From Yo’s archives – Bucktown’s elementary schools](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Wobw5bkIaDE/hqdefault.jpg)
From Yo’s archives – Bucktown’s elementary schools
Five years ago today we featured a video on the paradox of Bucktown elementary schools.
The paradox or, more accurately, the anomaly? Bucktown' [...]
![Sunday open house pick – a newly-listed upgraded Elmhurst ranch Sunday open house pick – a newly-listed upgraded Elmhurst ranch](https://img.youtube.com/vi/dh8GXS7bDSE/hqdefault.jpg)
Sunday open house pick – a newly-listed upgraded Elmhurst ranch
The 3-bedroom, 2-bath ranch at 826 S Fairfield Ave is an upgraded variation on the typical ranch home.
The floor plan affords privacy to the be [...]
![Do you know where your neighborhood school is? Do you know where your neighborhood school is?](https://i.yochicago.com/images/hpmain/590/282590.jpg?preset=yosize)
Do you know where your neighborhood school is?
If you're a single person or a childless couple you may not much care where your neighborhood school is located, or what its reputation or attenda [...]
![Is greater Bronzeville a school desert? Is greater Bronzeville a school desert?](https://i.yochicago.com/images/hpmain/512/282512.jpg?preset=yosize)
Is greater Bronzeville a school desert?
There's been a great deal of attention paid to "food deserts" in Chicago, i.e. neighborhoods where fresh food is hard to find.
More worrisome f [...]
![Who’s afraid of New Trier High School? Who’s afraid of New Trier High School?](https://img.youtube.com/vi/WwOjcvS9f0A/hqdefault.jpg)
Who’s afraid of New Trier High School?
From Winnetka's New Trier High School:
New Trier High School students in the Class of 2011 achieved an average composite score of 27.5 on the A [...]
![Are parts of the West Loop poised for housing price appreciation? Are parts of the West Loop poised for housing price appreciation?](https://wibiti.com/blogthumbs/hpmain/735/281735.jpg)
Are parts of the West Loop poised for housing price appreciation?
Price appreciation in Chicago real estate? In this market? Am I out of my mind to be talking about appreciation?
For more than a decade Chicago [...]
![A contemporary single-family on a wide lot in the Bell School District A contemporary single-family on a wide lot in the Bell School District](https://img.youtube.com/vi/n3HXX1C5jKw/hqdefault.jpg)
A contemporary single-family on a wide lot in the Bell School District
The 2500 block of Patterson is a quiet cul-de-sac that's been built out with newer million-dollar homes in Chicago's North Center neighborhood. It [...]
![Rental pick of the day – Wilmette 4-bedroom for $1,900 Rental pick of the day – Wilmette 4-bedroom for $1,900](http://media.cdn-redfin.com/photo/68/bigphoto/585/07907585_12_0.jpg)
Rental pick of the day – Wilmette 4-bedroom for $1,900
A 4-bedroom, 2-bath ranch home at 537 Romona Rd in Wilmette is being offered for rent at $1,900 a month. That's an unusually low price for a 4-bed [...]
![A brief look at the Crescent Park neighborhood in Elmhurst A brief look at the Crescent Park neighborhood in Elmhurst](https://img.youtube.com/vi/di3GIbTbpP0/hqdefault.jpg)
A brief look at the Crescent Park neighborhood in Elmhurst
Yesterday I visited the Crescent Park subdivision in Elmhurst with Tom Makinney and Maria Gracik of Koenig & Strey's Gracik Makinney Group. We sho [...]
![A loose history of Evanston A loose history of Evanston](https://img.youtube.com/vi/F1uCocw6wD4/hqdefault.jpg)
A loose history of Evanston
We've previously noted the wide variance among Evanston census tracts in private school attendance among elementary school age children.
In Ce [...]
![Cityscape condos back on market in Bell School attendance area Cityscape condos back on market in Bell School attendance area](http://www.rubloff.com/prupref-photos/property/MLSNI/50/07869850_06.jpg)
Cityscape condos back on market in Bell School attendance area
We're not seeing – and not likely to see for some time – large new condo projects, but infill development is continuing in this depressed market.
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