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 Home to The University of Chicago, The Museum of Science and Industry and Frank Lloyd Wright's Robie House, the Hyde Park neighborhood sits along the lakefront about 20 minutes south of downtown.  Hyde Park extends from the lakefront on the east to Cottage Grove on the west. It is bounded on the...
05/30/2015
The area that local residents call Bronzeville overlays 2 of Chicago's 77 formally defined community areas--Douglas and Oakland. The name Bronzeville was originated by local journalist James J. Gentry in 1930, as a reference to the predominant population of the area after the Great Migration of A...
05/30/2015
 Just across the Chicago River from Streeterville, The New East Side, (zip code 60601), is offers a quiet, small town feel, just steps from busy North Michigan Avenue and Millennium Park.   Market ActivityThis report reflects activity through April 2015, the last full month of available data as o...
05/28/2015
 Luxury on the Lakefront describes the neighborhood of Streeterville to a “T.” Streeterville is home to some Chicago's most desired luxury condominiums. Residents of Streeterville live just steps from the world class dining and shopping of The Magnificent Mile. The local community organization St...
05/28/2015
  The South Loop is located just minutes away from Chicago's lakefront attractions and the downtown business district.  It's home to great dining, recreation, music venues and shopping.  The South Loop extends from Congress Parkway on the north to Cermak Road on the south. It's eastern border is ...
05/27/2015
 With each generation that comes of age and enters the real estate marketplace, there come the continual conversations of how to reach them and work with them.  Each newly defined, (read labeled), generation becomes the basis for article upon article, and perhaps a few Continuing Education classe...
05/25/2015
These days, we're bombarded with messages of everyone as the greatest this & that and everything is the best this & that. We are the great nation we are today because of the brave men and women who've answered the call to serve their country, especially during the epic battles of World War II.  T...
05/25/2015
     Many offices around Chicagoland have begun emptying out early for the start of the 3-day Memorial Day weekend.  When you think of Memorial Day, you may think of parades, barbecues, maybe the first weekend at the beach. Those are some of the expected activities for a Memorial Day weekend. Her...
05/22/2015
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One of the ministerial teams from my church has had a long-time relationship with a local women's shelter to serve home-cooked meals to their residents several nights a month. They've done all the shopping, cooking, serving and shouldering all the costs themselves for a very long time.   Our chur...
05/19/2015
A colorful and tasty sign of the spring season is the opening of Chicago's Farmer's Markets!  You'll find markets open in one or more communities on just about any day of the week through October. Some of the markets are open until 8 or 9pm.Here are locations, days and times for this year's farme...
05/16/2015
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