Best of the New: Design District
Grand Avenue
Year: 2011
Best of the New: Collective
Dock 6
Barry Newstat
Furniture maker Barry Newstat was getting a little lonesome toiling by himself…
Review: Bangers & Lace
DEER OLD ENGLAND: The British pub invasion takes a wood-paneled detour through the North Woods
French Revelation: A First Sip at Maude’s Liquor Bar
For a spot that’s only been open a week and a day, the West Loop scene-stealer Maude’s Liquor Bar—brought to us by the owner of Gilt Bar and Curio, and one of my most fervently anticipated nightlife openings of 2011—was sailing a smooth ship last night during The Chaser’s first visit…
Sale on Modern
Sister vintage shops MCM Grand and UberModern are having a warehouse sale…
Forty Units Still Left at Northlake’s Wolf Ridge Condos
ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN PUTS BRAKES ON PLAN: Forty units remain from city’s effort to attract new condo developers
Distinctive Condos at a Discount at West Diversey Parkway in Lake View
MAKING A MARKDOWN: Distinctive condos, inside and out, are now available at a discount
No “Vanilla Box Condos” at North Sheffield Building in Lincoln Park
BEHIND THE FAÇADE: Makeover of gutted building eschewed “vanilla box condos”
Monthly Payments Down Along with Home Prices, Mortgage Rate
» The monthly payment on a median-priced home in the Chicago area in mid-2010 was 35 percent below the payment for that same house five years earlier, according to research by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Combine a 23 percent drop in home prices with record low mortgage rates, and the average monthly mortgage … Read more