Tag: Video
Quote of the day – the siege of Sandburg Village
The Chicago Reader is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its founding this year, and reprinting articles from its earlier days. The articles don' [...]
Developers of failed Northbrook project indicted
When I first wrote about the Center of the Northshore project, shortly after it was announced nearly 5 years ago, I opined that "it has an air of [...]
Rent Jerry Kleiner’s house for $16K a month
Restaurateur and designer Jerry Kleiner offers up decorating tips in the above video, using his Carnivale restaurant and his home to illustrate hi [...]
Cermak Creative Arts District inches forward
The long-discussed Cermak Creative Arts District has taken a small step forward with the selection of architectural firms to perform the first pha [...]
A sunny, spacious and unique Lake View townhome
If you've seen more than a few Lincoln Park and Lake View townhomes you quickly conclude you've seen them all – "same-old, same-old" is what you f [...]
New models, prices drawing location-conscious buyers to Trio
"Seventy-five percent of the people purchasing from us are doing so because they like the walk-to-work, jump-on-an-El or get-right-on-the-expressw [...]
Why they bought at 235 Van Buren
The buyers at any high-rise development have varied motives for their purchase. For some, the views or the architecture are the prime motivator. F [...]
A short walk from downtown Evanston and the Farmers Market
Laura Doherty's voice and banjo accompaniment provide a charming introduction to Evanston's popular Farmers Market, which is open every Saturday f [...]
Chicago, city in motion
"Welcome to a dream, living in Chicago."
In the video, Austin Davis, a/k/a Elitenment and Elite, serves up an extended, upbeat, unqualified lo [...]
YoChicago’s hottest neighborhoods of 2006 – Woodlawn
One by one we'll take a brief look at the state of the eight neighborhoods we spotlighted as Chicago's hottest back in June of 2006.
Our intrep [...]
Moving from the North Shore to the Gold Coast
Diane Freeman grew up on the East Coast, raised her family on Chicago's North Shore and moved to the Gold Coast 8 ½ years ago.
A real estate ag [...]
What residents like about Geneva’s Mill Creek
With more than 2,000 homes and two on-site elementary schools, Geneva's Mill Creek is one of the largest new communities in Chicago's western subu [...]
A Kenilworth Memorial Day
As we set out to enjoy a long holiday weekend, many of us will pause to remember and honor the sacrifices that make our enjoyment possible, and th [...]
A brief visit to Winnemac Park
After stopping at a Saturday morning open house I headed a block east to Winnemac Park, a site I hadn't visited in years but that's been getting g [...]
Amberley Woods condos launch final phase in Lake Forest
New projects are still being launched in Chicago's suburbs.
Sales are now underway for the final building at Amberley Woods in Lake Forest. Eig [...]
Polo Café in Bridgeport – Number 1 on TripAdvisor
I've known Dave Samber, the owner of Bridgeport's wonderful Polo Cafe for well over 30 years. Some of the best meals I've ever eaten were leftover [...]
A real estate photography classic
You're looking at what is, arguably, one of the better of the five photographs accompanying a listing that came on the market two months ago in th [...]
The Red Line Project, DePaul student version
A hat tip to the CTA Tattler for alerting us to The Red Line Project by DePaul University journalism students.
Joe Askins, before heading off t [...]
600 North Fairbanks votes to cap rentals
A reliable tipster just informed me that the condo association at 600 North Fairbanks has voted to restrict rentals to 27% of the units, with a 3% [...]