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How to Hire Software Devs
NBC Chicago Business News
Feb 06I've interviewed folks before who have explained why it's necessary to have a technical co-founder when you start a new business. But what if you need a software developer? Do you know what to ask them? The developer types have something up on those wh... »
Just One Drink: Chef Ryan Poli
NBC ChicagoLocal Beat
Feb 04Veteran Chicago chef discusses new Spanish-inspired River North restaurant. »
Trader-turned-developer has big idea for Streeterville site
Chicago SunTimesBusiness
Feb 01Chicago futures trader Donald Wilson Jr. has been using hard times and falling prices to bulk up on real estate holdings here. Now he’s stepping up to a riskier class, going from investor to developer, and he’s tipped off his plan of action. Wilson is ... »
Groupon to be Subject of a Book, Sitcom in Coming Year
NBC Chicago Business News
Jan 31We all knew this was going to be a make-or-break year for Groupon, but who could have predicted 2012 would yield a tell-all book chronicling the company's rise and a sitcom inspired by it -- and not jet packs, robot best friends, or meals in pills? Han... »
Asado Coffee reopens Saturday
The Food Chain
Jan 31When a restaurant or cafe suddenly closes for "remodeling," that's usually an easily breakable code for "it's all over for everyone but the debt collectors." That was the fear among slaves to Kevin Ashtari's marvelous coffee beans, roasted on the spot ... »
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Best New Listings: West Loop, Gold Coast, and River North
UrbanTurf Chicago
Feb 06In this week’s edition of Best New Listings, we look at a two-bedroom timber loft in the West Loop, a three-bedroom townhouse on the Gold Coast, and a corner loft in River North with a kitchen that resembles a diner. Keep reading » »
An easy rent vs own decision on the Gold Coast?
Homeward Bound - Chicago
Feb 06A full-floor 6,000 square foot home just became available at 1555 North Astor St in the Gold Coast. It’s offered for sale at $5,400,000 and for rent at $20,000 a month. The 41st floor home has a sleek modern look, 4 bedrooms, 4 full and 2 half baths, 3... »
Sense as Consenus: An Interview with Justin Cabrillos
Bad At Sports
Feb 01Many of these discussions about hybridity seem to center on the borders of identity: those places we feel something might end so that another substance, or self can begin. Language is essential in the communication of those boundaries; it enables a con... »
Five single-families for sale on a great Gold Coast block
Yochicago
Feb 01Bellevue Place in the Gold Coast stretches from State St to Lake Shore Drive. It’s basically a single long block book-ended by Tavern on Rush and Gibsons on the west and Oak Street Beach on the east. Anyone setting out to select Chicago’s best blocks w... »
Five years ago today the Tribune reported plans for Kinzie Station
Yochicago
Feb 01The headline read 6-tower project planned, and the story began: A Chicago-based developer intends to build a $750 million residential project near downtown that it said will have enough scope and variety to be a new neighborhood. Fifield Cos. is set Th... »