Chicago Spire bankruptcy quietly ends. Now what?
Some 17 months after the site for the Chicago Spire became entangled in court proceedings, the bankruptcy case has closed. Now what? U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Janet Baer, who on Wednesday...
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Local ‘underwater’ homeowner rate falls under 20 percent
Fewer than 20 percent of Chicago-area homeowners with a mortgage at the end of 2014, were underwater, meaning they owed more on the loans than the value of the properties,...
Road to a starter home grows longer even as construction picks up
Chicago-area homebuilders are buying land and framing homes throughout the area, but there's something largely missing from their plans: the starter home. Coming off the best year for home construction...
Grateful Dead show puts Airbnb rentals under watchful eye of landlords
Here's a heads-up to Chicago renters and condo dwellers: Your building managers know the Deadheads are descending on Chicago in July and they'll be watching who's going in and out...
Housing market a mixed bag of optimism, caution
With the spring market underway, it's not just real estate agents trying to get your attention as either buyers or sellers. It's real estate websites. Some of that battle is...
Realtors group, member end lawsuit tied to Facebook post
A lawsuit the Chicago Board of Realtors brought against a member more than two years ago has been settled. The defamation suit was filed in September 2012 by the trade...
Peoples Gas ends bid for audit secrecy
Peoples Gas is dropping its opposition to releasing the results of an interim audit of its multibillion-dollar gas main replacement program. The move comes four days after the Illinois Commerce...
Some former Dominick’s managers to get back pay this week
A group of 104 former managers of Dominick's Finer Foods this week will begin receiving back pay for overtime worked at the closed grocery chain, as a result of a...
Cook County judge halts medical marijuana license
A judge ruled Wednesday that Illinois regulators must hold off on issuing a medical marijuana growing license in Kankakee because of claims in a lawsuit that the state's secret licensing...
State unveils new program for homebuyers, refinancers
Illinois formally announced the successor to its wildly popular Welcome Home Illinois home purchase program, and this time, repeat buyers and homeowners seeking to refinance their mortgages may be eligible...