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City denies permit but offers alternate route for Chicago River Swim
Citing safety concerns, particularly with the concentration of swimmers it would create on the main branch of the Chicago River, the City of Chicago has denied a permit for a charity event planned for September.
https://www.loopnorth.com/news/rates0715.htm
Mortgage rates appear to be headed lower at last, making the late summer home-buying market in Chicago more affordable and attractive.
https://www.loopnorth.com/news/garage0712.htm
Is the deferred maintenance of the garage related to the rezoning of Piper's Alley and the possible construction of high-rise towers that many believe do not belong in the neighborhood?
https://www.loopnorth.com/news/highrises0711.htm
Massive high-rise apartment projects are popping up - or are in the planning stages - on nearly every vacant lot. To raise tax dollars and stimulate affordable housing, Mayor Johnson is the all-powerful Oz pulling levers behind the curtain.
https://www.loopnorth.com/news/elkhart0710.htm
You'll relax, romp, and rejuvenate at this Wisconsin waterfront playground just three hours north of Chicago.
https://www.loopnorth.com/news/bills0709.htm
As property taxes rocket up, fueled by rising allocations for the Chicago Board of Education, reviewing your exemptions could reduce your tax bill by hundreds of dollars.
https://www.loopnorth.com/news/hancock0702.htm
In 2017, Pat Cohen lost a condo board election by one vote because a unit owner had not been told of new rules regarding units owned through a land trust. In 2019, she lost to a candidate who died on election day.
Two images captured from the same spot, 14 years apart, on the plaza level of Chicago's Marina City. (Left) Legal Sea Food’s soon-to-open oyster bar on June 26, 2024. (Right) The same space on May 23, 2010, when it was a soon-to-open Subway restaurant.
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With a month left before Legal Sea Foods opens its first restaurant in Chicago, construction is winding down on both levels of its space at Marina City.
https://www.loopnorth.com/news/ride0621.htm
Resale home sales on Chicago's North Side continued upward in May, while mortgage interest rates hovered near 7 percent.
https://www.loopnorth.com/news/relic0621.htm
The 78-foot-deep cofferdam, drained of water and now enclosing the below-ground portion of 400 Lake Shore, will be filled in by August of this year, according to the developer of the 72-story residential tower under construction along the Chicago River.
https://www.loopnorth.com/news/jail0607.htm
Would-be first-time home buyers are in a vice grip between ever higher apartment rents and mortgage interest rate creep.
https://www.loopnorth.com/news/wacker0607.htm
Two Chicago-based real estate development and investment firms, The Prime Group and CRG, say their joint venture will 'rejuvenate and preserve' the landmarked building.
https://www.loopnorth.com/news/boss0604.htm
We've all been there, working for someone who seems particularly clueless. But you're not helpless. A user's guide to managing your incompetent manager.
https://www.loopnorth.com/news/bounce0603.htm
Like a fresh breath of spring, home sales on Chicago's North Side rebounded in April, spinning out of a three-month nosedive.
https://www.loopnorth.com/news/pipers0521.htm
Residents of Old Town had enough concerns about one 44-story apartment tower proposed for a vacant parking lot on North LaSalle Street. Now it's beginning to look like two more towers are planned.
https://www.loopnorth.com/news/quigley0520.htm
Seemingly undeterred, and unabashedly pro-Trump, a River North condominium unit owner is on his fourth attempt to defeat Illinois 5th District Congressman Mike Quigley.
https://www.loopnorth.com/news/clark0520.htm
A plan to only partially close a three-block stretch of Clark Street in River North for outdoor dining is giving 42nd Ward Alderman Brendan Reilly a sour stomach.
https://www.loopnorth.com/news/glendale0516.htm
Sports, music, and outdoor adventure are the hot ticket for sun-drenched fun.
https://www.loopnorth.com/news/tower0515.htm
The Battle of Old Town, circa 2024, is underway as residents and building owners in the coveted historic district push back against a proposed apartment tower.
https://www.loopnorth.com/news/luxury0514.htm
Luxury apartment rents in downtown Chicago and on the Near North Side are on an upward elevator ride.
https://www.loopnorth.com/news/prices0425.htm
North Side home and condominium price increases, along with higher mortgage costs, are hitting buyers with a one-two punch this spring.
https://www.loopnorth.com/news/loop0424.htm
With pedestrian activity up over last year and approaching 2019 levels, Chicago Loop Alliance says the Loop is 'bustling.'
https://www.loopnorth.com/news/rates0421.htm
As thousands of Chicago-area families go house-hunting this spring, the dream of homeownership continues to drift further and further away.
https://www.loopnorth.com/news/cleaning0418.htm
Nautical vessels and companies both tend to collect barnacles that can harm performance. Time to get your operation shipshape.
https://www.loopnorth.com/news/harry0415.htm
There has been no rest for Harry Caray despite his passing 26 years ago.
https://www.loopnorth.com/news/market0415.htm
There simply are not enough homes for sale to meet buyer demand. Still, Realtors who crunch the numbers say the North Side real estate market is moving in the right direction.
https://www.loopnorth.com/news/swim0412.htm
Responding to complaints from an alderman that a planned swim race in the Chicago River later this year lacks approval from the city, the founder of the race has clarified that city permits will be secured after the Coast Guard has finished its work.
Congratulations to Don DeBat, a finalist for a Peter Lisagor Award for exemplary journalism. Don appears in print for Inside Publications and online for Loop North News.
His nomination was for a column last November about Chicago’s challenges as a sanctuary city. The column is a snapshot of the problem, capturing the enormous financial cost of helping the migrants and the frustrations of Chicagoans at that time.
Award recipients will be announced on May 10.
While struggling to house, feed, and care for thousands of immigrants, Mayor Johnson faces a tsunami of problems that likely will drive up real estate taxes for every Chicagoan and make him a one-term mayor.
https://www.loopnorth.com/news/safety0408.htm
For the second time, the United States Coast Guard has singled out the organization working to keep the Chicago River and Lake Michigan safe for boaters.
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