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In a city like Chicago, your commute to work is a huge factor when looking at potential homes or apartments. Potential homebuyers and apartment renters are always asking where the nearest CTA [...]

As one building goes down in Chicago’s West Loop, others go up. Harpo Studios, the studio which produced the television show which defined a generation, was demolished this week. The Oprah [...]

No doubt about it, Chicago is a BIG city. With big cities come certain problems which, for one reason or another, lead to urban decay. Urban decay is defined as the process with which part of a [...]

Chicago is known for many things. Among them is its breathtakingly beautiful architecture. Illinois is home to some of the world’s most influential architects, many of whom have left their [...]

Chicago is too beautiful a city not to explore just because you don’t want to put up with the parking. Parking, transit, and navigation around the Windy City is surprisingly easy if you know what [...]

Chicago residents may be due for the Wi-Fi revolution! Google Fiber, Google’s lightning-fast internet service, is making its way across the country. The waiting list is long as the service is in [...]

If you’re thinking about buying a house or condo, you need to know what mortgages are. Without understanding how mortgages work, you’ll never how much you can afford to spend on your next home. [...]

A mortgage is a loan you can take out to pay for your house or condo. A mortgage typically pays for 80% of the cost of your new home, requiring you to make a down-payment of at least 20%. This [...]

Neighborhood Profile – Chicago’s West Loop Chicago’s West Loop is one of the city’s fastest-growing neighborhoods. New housing has been springing up left and right amongst the dense scatter [...]

  Neighborhood Highlights Bucktown /Wicker Park The neighborhoods of Bucktown and Wicker Park (often grouped together) make up one of Chicago’s finest artistic hotspots. The stores are [...]