We just spent a great weekend at Jay and Elisa's apartment. It was clean and very comfortable in every way. Getting there on public transportation from Midway Airport was a breeze--the apartment is a very short walk from the Belmont station. The neighborhood is loaded with restaurants and an excellent bakery, Bittersweet, just a few blocks away. (We found ourselves visiting it daily.) And it is only about a mile from Lake Michigan, which has a great running trail with magnificent views of the city. The Loft (as it is called) has big windows that provide wonderful light, and we felt quite lucky to be there. We will certainly stay again when we return to Chicago.
On a side note--the apartment is close to Wrigley Field. We were there the Saturday night that the Cubs beat the Dodgers to win the pennant. I went out at 7:30 the next morning and, of course, the street was littered with empty beer cans and trash. But by 10:30 am, it had all been cleaned up. You would never have known that just hours before thousands of people had thronged the street. Very impressive city services that day.