525 Kedzie is a popular condominium development located in downtown Evanston. The development is the latest project by Pappageorge/Haymes Ltd, which has developed several other luxury condominium developments around Chicago, including Museum Park Lofts.

Buyers can choose from 7 remaining units at 525 Kedzie. The most affordable unit currently on the market is a two-bedroom and two-bath condominium with a total of 1,213 square feet of living space. This unit is priced at $399,900.

Another two-bedroom condominium on the market that offers more space is priced at $501,900, after originally being listed at $494,900. This unit has a total of 1,508 square feet of living space. Other two-bedroom condominiums are priced up to $574,900. The largest unit on the market at 525 Kedzie is a penthouse condominium listed at $1.15 million. This unit offers a total of 2,500 square feet of living space. The floor plan offers two bedrooms and 3.5 baths.

Residents enjoy a number of luxury amenities, including an appliance package and granite countertops in the gourmet kitchen. Each unit also comes with plenty of private outdoor space and hardwood floors throughout the main living areas. Parking is available in the attached heated garage. 525 Kedzie stands among the best North Shore Chicago Condos on the market.

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The PGA Tour’s own Bank of America Open is coming to The Glen located in Glenview this week.  The opening round begins on Thursday with over 125 PGA Tour golfers competing for the $135,000 prize.  Prominent golfers such as Chris Smith, Kevin Stadler, Kevin Johnson, and Nick Flanagan are headlining the event.  The opening round begins at 7:00 am on Thursday but if that is a little bit early for you, golfers are teeing off as late as 2:00.  If you can’t catch the action live, it is also being broadcasted on the Golf Channel Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
Aside from the tournament itself, The Glen is offering a wide variety of events and activities that spectators can enjoy. First off, anybody who attends the Bank of America Open will have the opportunity to compete in the Hole-In-One Competition.  Participants will have the chance to try and make a Hole-In-One on the par 3, 17th hole on Saturday May 31 or Sunday June 1.  Of the contestants that make the shot, one lucky winner will be drawn to split a $50,000 jackpot with Bank of America Open’s affiliated charities.
Also, the Glen Town Center’s Navy Park will have a three day outdoor wine tasting festival which will last from Friday until through Sunday.  This event is obviously available to people who are of legal age to drink.  The festival will feature wines from all around the world inside an informal, open-air tasting rooms.  There will also be food tasting from local restaurants, live music, and interactive activities for kids.  Every Bank of America Open general admission ticket grants you VIP access to this event and a free beverage.  There will also be a free shuttle that transports people between the Glen Club and the Glen Town Center.
So if you’re looking for a good time and some excellent golfing, be sure to check this event out!

So…I’m standing in my kitchen this morning thrilled to find a loaf of bread in the freezer – it means I won’t have to go to the store today and can wait until tomorrow when there’s money in the checking account again – when my husband comments on the story in the Trib this morning about NU graduates ticked off that Mayor Daley is the commencement speaker.

Nice.

Really, seniors? That’s all you’ve got to whine about? Look - we’d all like Barack Obama, Stephen Colbert, or Kofi Annan to see us off on our life’s great journey. But let me tell you something – in 10 years, you won’t remember who gave your speech, let alone what they said. Whatever you may think of Mr. Daley, the guy has done a heckuva lot more with his life than you have yet, so get off that high horse, sit on your arse and listen to him. Or don’t. No one says you have to go to your graduation. A shame you would miss it after all that hard work, but your choice.

I can understand and respect your disappointment that your university didn’t snag that “big” name to mark the occasion, but to go so far as to e-mail the university president to express your displeasure says to me that you simply have nothing to worry about. Must be nice. Maybe you can take that time you would have been listening to Mr. Daley speak to reflect upon some of the problems of others, since that’s the biggest fish you have to fry. Take for instance, the handful of classmates you surely must have who can’t afford their tuition next year. Maybe their parents just lost jobs and have to tell their son or daughter they can’t go back. Or how about the classmate that just got diagnosed with cancer? Or the one who’s got family in Iraq?

And if your university’s choice for a commencement speaker is this upsetting to you, it’s my sincere hope this is the biggest personal tragedy you endure. Because life is not college. I hope you land that six-figure job right out of the chute, you never have to drive a car that’s “beneath” you, you snag a smoking hot husband or wife, you and your family all remain in excellent health, your children don’t challenge you in any way, you can always make that mortgage payment on that McMansion in that perfect neighborhood, your stock portfolio never disappoints, and cryogenics advances far enough that you should never have to experience grief over the loss of a loved one. Because if not, I fear you’re going to be bitterly disappointed in life.

You have just spent the last four or more years working hard to educate yourself - it’s too bad that education didn’t have an impact on common sense.

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