Tag: Schools
Is this Evanston townhome ideal for a young family?
A hat tip to Anne West's informative North Shore Views blog for alerting me to one of her recent listings in northwest Evanston, a short block sou [...]
Bell and Coonley – market updates by school district
Over at his lively Chicago Real Estate Local blog, Prudential Rubloff's Eric Rojas has been surveying home prices in sought-after "buzz" elementar [...]
Move right in to new homes in Geneva, Sycamore
If the approaching end of the school year reminds you that you've been meaning to have yourself in a new home and the kids in a different school s [...]
$1,500 a month for a two-bedroom near Bell School
The Alexander Graham Bell School in St Ben's is one of the city's most desirable grade schools; among boundary-area schools, only Lincoln ranked h [...]
Another price chop on French Normandy home in River Forest
The housing stock, the schools, and mass-transit access to downtown Chicago make it easy to understand why so many families find west suburban Riv [...]
Chatham, a haven for working-class families
In a 3-part video interview, State Rep Marlow Colvin provides a great overview of Chatham, the South Side community where he grew up. In the secon [...]
Lincoln Elementary, when the best just isn’t good enough
Lincoln Elementary School is generally recognized as one of the best neighborhood-boundary schools in Chicago, and homes within its attendance bou [...]
Brynford Park, a nice Chicago micro-nabe
Brynford Park is a tiny, easy-to-overlook, rather isolated pocket in Chicago’s North Park neighborhood. It’s a mere six square blocks hosting just [...]
Berwyn’s school barrier
Berwyn’s campaign to attract gay residents, which we’ve mentioned before, becomes easier to understand once you take a closer look at Berwyn’s sch [...]
Overcrowded schools in Glenview
School overcrowding is usually associated with rapidly-growing suburbs on the urban periphery.
It’s also a fact of life in some of Chicago’s n [...]
New magnet school planned for old Jefferson School in University Village
Following months of lobbying by area residents, Chicago Public Schools approved a plan to open a new K-8 magnet school in the former Jefferson School [...]
Child development center near Lexington Square earns national accreditation
Bridgeport Child Development Center II has earned accreditation from the National Association for the Education of Young Children, the nation’s leadin [...]
433 Briar’s homes and many more found in Nettelhorst’s dynamic district
By many measures, Nettelhorst is an exception. Just 11 years ago, the facility at Broadway and Melrose Avenue was a failing school on the verge of clo [...]
From Albany Park to Lincolnwood?
The visual transition from the City of Chicago to north-suburban Lincolnwood is so subtle that city dwellers often mistake the village for a Chicago n [...]
An affordably-priced 3-bedroom condo in Park Ridge
When Bristol Court was converted to condos in the late 1970s, a partner and I bought two 2-bedroom, 2-bath units there at prices in the low $40s, [...]
City sending wrecking ball to South Shore’s ‘white elephant’
Built for a then-hefty $9 million, South Shore High was planned to be "a pace-setter for the city," according to a 1968 Tribune story. The archite [...]
Kenilworth open house pick at $575K
Buying a home involves round after round of trade-offs. I’ve always thought it made the most sense to prioritize the community and environment and [...]
A kid’s view of living in Lincoln Park
Nicholas Apostal grew up in Lincoln Park and attended Lincoln Park Elementary School (currently the city's best boundary-area elementary) and Franci [...]
Know your limits: Identifying the boundaries for Chicago’s top neighborhood elementary
Last week the Sun-Times published its 2010 report cards for public elementary, middle, and high schools in the Chicago area. The top seven public el [...]
Market watch: Low, median, and high prices near Oriole Park Elementary School
Few elementary schools in Chicago perform better on an annual basis than Oriole Park Elementary in Norwood Park. According to school rankings publis [...]