It’s the Great Pumpkin, Lakeview.

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Is this cool with the by-laws?

Autumn and kids in Lincoln Square, Chicago

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It is hard to beat a warm autumn night at Giddings Plaza in Lincoln Square.


Jillian and I spend a lot of time with the family in Lincoln Square. Tonight was one of those special warm fall evenings with our kids and neighbor friends.

Chicago, city area home sales up according to Crain’s

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I couldn’t help myself… here’s some good news. Of course, we predicted increased sales on these pages for the second half of 2009. If mortgage interest rates stay low (averaging under 6%), I think we’ll see decent sales numbers early next year too.

Check out the sales statistics here at the Crain’s story

Lincoln Park rental for $1300 has "Walk Score" of 97!

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It’s the location, stupid.

My partner has a two bedrooms, one bath top floor Lincoln Park rental available. She’s a great landlord. It’s a nice place, just check out the details at the photo link below.
One of the things that caught my eye was a Walk Score of 97. I’m no genius, but that’s pretty close a perfect score of 100.

Click on the “Walk Score” on the rental listing below and pull up the data. It’s a fun tool.

Maybe not Kenilworth for Chicago, but…

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It’s not all about the house price. Good Realtor’s know, or get to know, the pain of their clients. They will know how agonizing decisions for your family can be when it comes to housing, work, schools etc… it helps a little to walk in their shoes to be able to provide consultation.

YoChicago.com shot a video with a homeowner selling a “surprisingly affordable lifestyle” in the package of a home in Kenilworth. The video prompted comments from ever day “Joes” like me eyeing a move from Chicago. Check out the video of the house below and read the comments on contemplating city alternatives like Kenilworth and Wilmette.

Is this house for you?