Sunday's Chicago Tribune featured a story called "Getting away to Milwaukee," with the subhead: "Chicagoans are finding second lakefront homes in a revitalized and festive downtown filling up with condos and served by Amtrak."

The story, written by Tribune staff reporter Mary Umberger, was more than 1,200 words long and featured quotes from Nancy O'Keefe, executive director of the Historic Third Ward Association, Robert B. Monnat, chief operating officer of the Mandel Group, developer Peter Renner and several Chicago residents who have bought homes in Milwaukee's many downtown neighborhoods.

The story notes that some "developers peg the price ratio at 60 percent for comparable Chicago units."

Read the entire story here.

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Posted by OMCreader on June 14, 2006 at 12:34 p.m. (report)

IL-annoys said: Just what Milwaukee needs-- more Illinois trash! We get enough FIBs on the weekends, do they actually have to buy a place here?

Posted by OMCreader on June 13, 2006 at 9:43 a.m. (report)

Kendall said: Hopefully the mayor and the common council see this and stop all the stupid bickering which slows down REAL development downtown!!

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