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|  | Protest Monday Feb. 24 46th Ward TIF proposal 2014-02-24
Press release from Uptown Uprising - UPTOWN—While the City of Chicago makes massive cuts to public services due to a supposed "budget crisis," the mayor and his aldermen continue to find ways to offer handouts to private corporations. In the neighborhood of ...
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| | REAL ESTATE: A site to behold 2012-10-10
- —Address: 340 W. Superior St., PH2, in the River North neighborhood —Market price: $1.4 million —Details: This 2,698-square-foot unit (with two bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms) has everything a penthouse condo ...
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| | Selling real estate without real estate help: unknown territory 2012-09-12
Part of a series - With the depressed real estate market we are now facing, some sellers are questioning the need for the services of a real estate agent. Dropping sales' prices and high mortgage payoffs leave home sellers wondering where ...
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| | REAL ESTATE A site to behold
2012-08-08
- —Address: 130 N. Garland St. (The Heritage at Millenium Park), penthouse residence 5702—it's a half-block off Michigan Ave., next to the Chicago Cultural Center —Market price: $5.25 million (mostly furnished) ...
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| | WTTW architect doc wins Hugo Award 2012-06-05
- WTTW has announced that Architect Michael Graves: A Grand Tour, 30-minute documentary that premiered on the station March 22, has been recognized with a Silver Plaque from the 2012 Hugo Television Awards in the category of ...
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| | Real estate news: Ellen, Oprah 2012-06-05
- —Ellen downsizes: Ellen DeGeneres and wife Portia de Rossi have followed the sale of their $49-million property with the purchase with a more modest $18-million home in Beverly Hills, the Daily Mail reported. The 8,500-square-foot home, ...
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| | Robo-signing and buying a house 2012-06-05
- Despite the woes of the housing market, Steve DiMarco—president of Baird & Warner Financial Services and a member of the firm's executive committee—said that the it's actually a good time to purchase a home. "There's a ...
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| | LGBT housing protections focus on forum 2012-05-02
- About 15 people attended a forum called "The LGBT Community and Emerging Fair Housing Rights" to discuss new housing protections for the LGBT community at the Maze Branch of the Oak Park Public Library April 26. ...
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| | Real estate news 2012-05-02
- —Pritzker purchase: A venture of James Pritzker paid $1.2 million last month for an Evanston house he will rent to another family, according to a Crain's item. Pritzker, president and CEO of Tawani Enterprises Inc., lives ...
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| | Owning real estate: Tenants by the entirety 2012-04-24
Part of a series - Q. My lover and I bought our house together and hold title in joint tenancy. Our lawyer said that in case one of us should die the house would go to the survivor with or without a will. I put up ...
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| | LGBT seniors and reverse mortgages 2012-04-04
- An increasing number of elder LGBT individuals are investing in reverse mortgages. Steve DiMarco—president of Baird & Warner Financial Services and a member of the firm's executive committee—said that the ...
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| | NYC hotel serves LGBTA tourists 2012-04-04
- New York City has its first hotel that's strictly for the LGBTA community. THE OUT NYC is New York City's first "straight-friendly" urban resort, according to a release. The complex is located at 510 W. 42nd ...
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| | Wright Preservation Trust needs volunteers 2012-03-06
- The Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust is seeking volunteers to assist at the Frank Lloyd Wright Home and Studio in Oak Park; Wright's Robie House, in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood; and The Rookery Building in Chicago's ...
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| | Tickets available for Wright Trust's Housewalk 2012-03-06
And other real estate news - Tickets are now available for the internationally acclaimed Wright Plus 2012 housewalk, showcasing rare interior tours of private homes designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and his contemporaries in historic Oak Park, Ill. Wright Plus 2012, which ...
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| | Covering your assets 2012-03-06
- When it comes to same-sex couples and mortgages, Steve DiMarco—president of Baird & Warner Financial Services and a member of the firm's executive committee—told Windy City Times there are two areas of concern. "The first issue ...
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