Home Prices Plummet due to Plant Vandals

Andersonville residents will tolerate a lot. But not when it comes to plant abuse. Someone or something has been targeting plants located on the parkway, sometimes known legally as Property of the City of Chicago, Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Homeowners are being urged to electrocute their parkways (aka 'the swale'), but some home buyers feel that things may never turn around, instead opting for the suburbs, where the lack of parkways and sidewalks ensure a dog will never need a walk and a resident can happily drive to their neighbor's place.
Andersonville

Dogs Prohibited from Airing in Logan Square

As neighborhoods in Chicago change, so do the expectations of residents. Logan Square and Humboldt Park were once a haven for canines who were allowed to air freely and without harassment, but as new inhabitants stake claim to the once public parkways, dogs are finding it increasingly difficult to aire.
Logan Square / Humboldt Park

Dawgs Refuse Banks' Bones for Keys Offer

After twenty-one months of missed mortgage payments, failed loan modifications, and refusals to answer automated phone calls, this Northside family of twenty-six Croatian Dalmations was offered a lucrative Bones for Keys incentive to politely exit their dwelling. After some heated barkuments, the family decided they would rather live rent free then give up their doodie-when-we-want-how-we-want home for a two week supply of low quality Purina dog bones.
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