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Homes in Chicago's East Side neighborhood are seen on Aug. 1, 2022.

Chicago home sales down 11% in September, ending tepid summer housing market

October 24, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

While this summer may have been one of the hottest on record in terms of temperatures, the same cannot be said for the local housing market. Illinois' summer housing market...

La inmigrante venezolana Yohana María Moreno Muñoz, de 39 años, prepara la cena mientras su hijo menor, Isaac, de 11 años, hace los deberes en su apartamento el 18 de octubre de 2023. La familia comenzó a alquilar la unidad en agosto con la ayuda del Fondo Fiduciario de Vivienda de Bajos Ingresos de Chicago. (Chris Sweda/baiduhai)

Los voluntarios ayudan a los inmigrantes a buscar una vivienda permanente mientras Chicago se esfuerza por dar abasto

April 15, 2024 at 3:44 p.m.

Cuando los voluntarios se dieron cuenta de que no había forma de mantener abierto el refugio improvisado de Pilsen a pesar de la necesidad de espacios para alojar a miles...

Construction continues for the future Chicago Fire practice facility on Sept. 6, 2023, on vacant Chicago Housing Authority land that was once the site of ABLA Homes.

Chicago Fire land lease lawsuit against Chicago Housing Authority and HUD dismissed

October 24, 2023 at 7:10 a.m.

A lawsuit filed by housing groups over the Chicago Housing Authority's agreement to lease land to the Chicago Fire soccer club for a new training facility on the Near West...

Venezuelan migrant Yohana Maria Moreno Muñoz, 39, prepares dinner as her younger son, Isaac, 11, does homework at their apartment on Oct. 18, 2023. The family started renting the unit in August with help from the Chicago Low-Income Housing Trust Fund.

Volunteers help migrants in search for permanent housing as Chicago struggles to keep up

March 11, 2024 at 12:30 p.m.

When volunteers found there was no way of keeping the makeshift shelter in Pilsen open despite the need for spaces to house thousands of migrants living in police stations across...

Lorraine McNeal stands near family pictures in her South Shore apartment on Sept. 26, 2023. McNeal faced eviction earlier this year and had a legal aid lawyer represent her in court.

As evictions tick back up in Cook County, new proposal aims to help renters who land in court

October 17, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

Lorraine McNeal, 53, worked for Walmart for 15 years before she was laid off in September 2021 and fell behind on her rent payments. She said she tried to find...

Brittany King sits in her Lincoln Park apartment on Sept. 19, 2023. King, 33, says she appreciates the intent of the Moving to Work program, but would prefer all the funding be used directly toward housing people.

Chicago Housing Authority could continue to redirect funds under controversial HUD program extension

September 28, 2023 at 3:37 p.m.

As Congress nears the eleventh hour in its 2024 budget negotiations, a long-standing housing initiative up for renewal in the legislation is sparking concern among advocates who say the program...

The offices of the National Association of Realtors on Sept. 20, 2023.

National Association of Realtors takes additional steps to address alleged workplace issues

September 21, 2023 at 4:15 p.m.

The Chicago-based National Association of Realtors will hire outside law firms in response to complaints from its staff and members about a bad workplace environment that includes and enables harassment,...

Residential real estate for sale in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood.

Chicago metro area home prices climb in August compared with same time in 2022

September 21, 2023 at 6:10 p.m.

Home prices in the Chicago area climbed 9.6% during August compared with the same time last year, new numbers show. The median sales price in the metro area was $339,000,...

Resolution sponsor Ald. Carlos Ramirez-Rosa, 35th, speaks during City Council at City Hall, Sept. 14, 2023.

Mayor Brandon Johnson-backed plan to fight Chicago homelessness by hiking taxes on high-end property sales takes a step forward

September 14, 2023 at 5:57 p.m.

Years after a measure to raise a tax on property sales above $1 million to fund homeless services failed to gain traction, Mayor Brandon Johnson's aldermanic allies introduced an updated...

Chicago Ald. Desmon Yancy, 5th, stands next at a sign posted in a city-owned vacant lot in the 2200 block of East 71st Street in the South Shore neighborhood, Sept. 12, 2023. Yancy wants to see vacant lots in the neighborhood transformed into affordable housing developments and community-focused establishments.

South Shore affordable housing protections to be proposed at City Council amid fears of Obama center gentrification

September 14, 2023 at 5:00 a.m.

Kori Robinson, 29, has lived in South Shore for more than two years and worries about her family's future in the neighborhood. In February, Robinson was laid off from her...

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