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Shenita Muse, left, of the Hope Center Foundation, and Jeff Bartow, of the Southwest Organizing Project, navigate security fencing surrounding a plot of land in the 7400 block of South Talman Avenue, Feb. 12, 2026, in Chicago. They are part of an umbrella organization called United Power for Action and Justice, whose initiative, Reclaiming Chicago, was awarded the Pritzker Traubert Foundation's Chicago Prize, which will help fund the development of a 125-unit affordable living community on the vacant property. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Initiative to boost affordable homeownership on South and West sides wins Chicago Prize

February 17, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Instead of building individual homes on scattered sites, Reclaiming Chicago aims to transform whole neighborhoods at once, taking over large vacant lots and planting groups of more than 100 affordable...

A customer walks down a winding stairway along a wall featuring women’s bras at the opening of the newest flagship location for Kim Kardashian’s Skims on Chicago's Rush Street on Feb. 6, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Kim Kardashian’s Skims opens store in Chicago’s Gold Coast retail district

February 6, 2026 at 12:18 p.m.

Kim Kardashian’s clothing boutique Skims opened a two-level flagship store Friday at the corner of Rush and Oak streets in Chicago’s Gold Coast neighborhood, bolstering an already-strong retail district.

JDL Development has won Chicago Plan Commission approval for a new development on the former Lincoln Yards site. (JDL)

Chicago Plan Commission approves new vision for mixed-use community on former Lincoln Yards site

January 15, 2026 at 5:59 p.m.

The Chicago Plan Commission on Thursday approved a plan to transform the northern half of the former Lincoln Yards development site into a mixed-use community with more than 3,000 residences,...

A woman walks out of Indian Trails Apartments, an affordable housing development that a developer plans to rehabilitate, in West Pullman, Jan. 12, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Troubled West Pullman housing complex has new owners, and will get a complete rehab

January 12, 2026 at 5:01 p.m.

California-based Transcend Development Group bought the 180-unit property at 221 E. 121st St. in West Pullman in a $53 million deal.

People walk through an open hall at the Kenosha Innovation Neighborhood on Dec. 10, 2025, which aims to serve as a hub for entrepreneurs and startups in Kenosha. The facility is located on the former grounds of Chrysler factories shuttered in 1988. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Kenosha, hit hard by factory shutdowns, is reinventing itself. But questions of affordability loom large.

January 12, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

“I’ve always said we’re a blue-collar, shot-and-beer kind of town, but we’re becoming more of a white wine and spritzer town," said Ald. Anthony Kennedy.

A T.J. Maxx store in New Hampshire on Aug. 14, 2025. T.J. Maxx signed a lease for a prominent retail corridor in Lincoln Park, and will open a street-level store by the third quarter of 2026. (Charles Krupa/AP)

New T.J. Maxx coming to refurbished Lincoln Park tower

January 8, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

T.J. Maxx signed a lease for 26,000 square feet on a prominent retail corridor in Lincoln Park, and will open a street-level store by the third quarter of 2026.

A woman walks past a Barnes & Noble store under construction in the Hyde Park Shopping Center at 55th Street and Lake Park Avenue in Chicago on Jan. 6, 2026. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Barnes & Noble to open four Chicago-area bookstores, part of a national expansion

January 6, 2026 at 4:01 p.m.

The bookseller will open stores on State Street and in Hyde Park. The company also plans to relocate its store within Skokie's Westfield Old Orchard Mall, and build out by...

A rendering of Metropolis Pointe, which would include nearly 600 apartments and about 30 condos at the corner of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and 26th Street. (Griffin Venture Group, LLC and Wight & Company)

Developers unveil proposal for massive new Bronzeville community

December 12, 2025 at 2:58 p.m.

Metropolis Pointe would provide nearly 600 apartments and about 30 condos at the corner of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and 26th Street.

Shoppers walk past Mango which opened a new store at 664 N. Michigan Ave. on Dec. 10, 2025, in Chicago. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

International fashion boutique Mango opens 2-story location on Magnificent Mile

December 10, 2025 at 1:24 p.m.

International fashion boutique Mango opened an eagerly anticipated two-story location on Chicago’s Magnificent Mile.

Shoppers crowd North Michigan Avenue in Chicago on Black Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

In search of Black Friday deals, shoppers hit Chicago streets despite chilly temperatures, inflation worries

November 28, 2025 at 5:22 p.m.

Despite concerns about inflation, shoppers turned out en masse for a day of shopping that, for some, is just as much about finding good deals as it is holiday traditions...

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