8/27/12
Unit 1S at 7708 S Essex Ave is a 3-bedroom, 2-bath duplex that’s listed as 3,300 square feet and described as “completely remodeled with...
6/13/12
The boom in foreclosures has contributed to the growth of a number of businesses that deal with the conditions found at foreclosed properties. It...
3/3/12
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48fnF_S3yLI In 1905, the Jackson Park Highlands neighborhood was commissioned as a model community featuring some of the most innovative concepts of the time...
12/20/11
Talk about rapid-fire price reductions … The 5-bedroom, 3-bath home at 6710 S Euclid Ave in Jackson Park Highlands came on the market November...
2/2/11
The market marches on — at noon, Redfin showed 139 homes listed since midnight. On the high end, there’s a five-bedroom / four-bath triplex...
1/4/11
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....
12/13/10
“This will change the entire face of the South Side, which now has the perception as not being a nice place to go. I...
9/17/10
Trib columnist Blair Kamin digs the broad strokes of the South Works redevelopment plan but hopes developer McCaffrey Interests and architect Antunovich Associates “fine-tune...
7/14/10
The Historic Chicago Bungalow Association is putting the finishing touches on a fully renovated green model bungalow at 7622 S Cregier Ave in South...
6/9/10
The City Council has approved McCaffery Interests‘ plan for a whole lot o’ condos, apartments, and retail spaces at the old US Steel South...
6/4/10
“We’re talking about developing a city here, with new schools, roadways, infrastructure, transportation. This area is larger than the Loop.” – Alderman John Pope,...
2/26/10
The Nation of Islam’s presence in South Shore has been so significant that, as a child, Jeff Heilbrunn’s wife played around with the Fruit...
2/25/10
Jeff Heilbrunn wrote the book on block clubs. Literally. These neighborhood organizations have existed for decades, but Jeff, with the help of Builders Center...
2/24/10
For South Shore to rebound, someone will have address the problems of “Terror Town,” an area plagued with boarded-up buildings and open-air drug markets,...
2/23/10
Even with the economic hurdles South Shore will have to clear in the coming years, there’s still a lot to envy about the neighborhood,...
2/22/10
If you don’t know much about South Shore‘s history, you might be surprised to learn that a neighborhood native like Jeff Heilbrunn had never...
2/18/10
Our link to RedEye’s “next hot ‘hood” article generated a lot of comments, some of which touched on the present and future of the...
1/12/10
The city’s Community Development Commission this afternoon is considering a tax increment financing district for the first phase of the 530-acre South Works steel...