8/28/14
The 25th annual African Festival of the Arts kicks off tomorrow, August 29, and runs through Monday, September 1, in Washington Park, 51st and...
8/14/14
Remember when some of the events at the 2016 Olympics were slated to be held at new facilities to be built in Washington Park?...
10/16/13
One thing we don’t do at YoChicago is write about properties as if we’ve been there when we haven’t. We haven’t been to the...
4/16/13
The City’s Department of Housing and Economic Development has put the John Raber House, a Chicago landmark, up for bid. The home, at 5760...
2/6/13
The Woodstock Institute recently released its report on foreclosure filings for the second half of 2012. Read the news release for a summary and...
1/26/12
Chicagoans love their two- to four-unit buildings, with the three-flat being one of the more popular configurations. According to the US Census Bureau’s American...
7/19/11
In the heady days of 2006 buyers were closing on units at the Courtyard on the Park, in the 5900 block of S King...
6/1/11
We’re taking a brief look at the state of each of the eight neighborhoods we spotlighted as Chicago’s hottest back in June of 2006....
5/26/11
YoChicago’s archived stories can be a reminder of how often Chicago real estate dreams turn to dust – and how quickly. Back in June...
5/22/11
If you’d hoped the change to a new mayor might lessen an alderman’s ability to make irrelevant demands in connection with building permits, keep...
2/11/11
A new Mayoral Candidates Brief (PDF) issued by LISC/Chicago‘s New Communities Program identifies 34 projects and programs throughout the city “that can provide the...
2/3/11
The Gateway at Washington Park never had a chance. The real estate insiders we talked to last winter took one look at New South...
7/15/10
In the summer of 2007, New Homes Magazine announced its picks for Chicago’s hottest ‘hoods. This morning I started looking up stats on each...
1/15/10
Keeping with the last post’s train of thought, here are some other development proposals we’ve seen in the news in recent weeks. It seems...