Tag: Video
Does red tape make Chicago undesirable?
Greg Hinz' question about taxes in Chicago during LISC/Chicago's recent "Back to the Future" panel turned into a discussion about the city's tangled [...]
Touring South Shore: Terror Town's troubles
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 mar [...]
Touring South Shore: Life on the lakefront
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, including its [...]
The fall of a Cabrini-Green tower
Kudos to Megan Cottrell for sharing this video with her readers. Her friends watched the slow demolition of a Cabrini-Green tower at 660 W Division St [...]
Reviewing Astoria Tower's deals for 2010
The new year brought new prices and new financing options to Astoria Tower, 8 E 9th St in the South Loop. Last month I asked sales manager Jim Psyho [...]
Touring South Shore: A neighborhood native's first trip to the old Country Club
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 been in [...]
Touring South Shore, Part 1: History and the Highlands
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 South Shore on the [...]
From the vault: Rezko's residence and the CAGE of East Wilmette
Now that Tony Rezko's East Wilmette home is on the market, it's time to revisit this video from the YoNorthShore archive: a drive down Chestnut Aven [...]
No wasted space at Mill Creek's Payton places
The Payton (PDF) is one of the most popular single-family home options in Mill Creek's Tanna neighborhood, says Diane Mikos of Sho-Deen Residential. [...]
Immigrants and neighborhood development
In his opening remarks at LISC/Chicago's "Back to the Future" panel last week, Raul Raymundo of The Resurrection Project focused on the role of immi [...]
All about 565 Quincy's Q Room
You can't talk about the perks of living at 565 Quincy without talking about the Q Room. Belgravia Group took 11,000 square feet of basement space a [...]
Planning for a future without the Olympics
Chicago may not have landed the Olympics, but it should set some neighborhood development goals for 2016 nonetheless, says Alderman and Cook County [...]
City views and a city park at Union Row
From the street-facing units on the eastern end of Union Row, residents will have views of downtown Chicago, from the West Loop all the way around t [...]
The state and fate of Chicago's 'hoods
Yesterday afternoon, LISC/Chicago hosted a panel discussion among four economic development practitioners and policymakers -- World Sport Chicago Ex [...]
Tricia Fox’s trolley tour: Same footprint, different feel at a Fordham three-bedroom
Unit #3002 at the Fordham is part of the same tier as unit #3702, the first condo Realtor Tricia Fox showed off during her January trolley tour th [...]
Tricia Fox's trolley tour: inside a $1.43 million three-bedroom at the Fordham
Every month, Keller Williams agent Tricia Fox rents a trolley and guides Realtors and buyers through open houses of similar units in the Streetervil [...]
On Michigan Avenue, at the Hancock
Joe Zekas found himself with some time to kill prior to his Streeterville tour with Prudential Rubloff agent Francesca Rose last September, so he tr [...]
When will Chicago home values stop falling?
When you get down to it, everyone who attended last week's Chicago Association of Realtors' 2010 Economic Forecast panel wanted to know the same thi [...]
A winter scene from The Heritage: Ice skating at Millennium Park
Sunday afternoon was a perfect time to lace up the skates and take to the ice, as illustrated by this vignette I shot from a balcony at The Heritage [...]
Web presence: LISC's neighborhood tours
This video about Auburn Gresham is one of three "neighborhood showcase tours" featured on LISC/Chicago's new YouTube channel. We came across the cha [...]