Chicago Real Estate

Chicago Bulls player Dailyn Swain dunks in the first quarter of a preseason game against the Grizzlies at the United Center on Oct. 9, 2026. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Chicago Bulls player Dailyn Swain rents River North unit

By Bob Goldsborough

October 14, 2026 at 12:31 p.m.

Chicago Bulls rookie small forward Dailyn Swain, whom the team drafted in the first round...

After a City Council fight, coach house construction is now legal in many Chicago wards.

To spur housing growth, Chicago must attack prerogative, outdated zoning: report

By A.D. Quig

October 13, 2026 at 5:09 p.m.

A local think tank is blaming Chicago’s aldermanic tradition of hyperlocal control of what gets...

Officials take part in a ceremonial groundbreaking for the final phase of the Arboretum Villas at Plymouth Place Center for Senior Living on Oct. 7 in La Grange Park. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

Plymouth Place breaks ground on new senior housing units in La Grange Park

By Hank Beckman

October 13, 2026 at 11:21 a.m.

Officials broke ground on the final phase of the Arboretum Villas at Plymouth Place Center...

Newly hired DePaul University head men’s basketball coach Chris Holtmann and his wife, Lori, in June paid $4 million for a six-bedroom, 5,500-square-foot mansion in Lincoln Park, not far from the school’s campus.

DePaul men’s basketball coach Chris Holtmann buys Lincoln Park mansion for $4M

By Bob Goldsborough

July 26, 2024 at 11:11 a.m.

Chris Holtmann was hired by DePaul in March after serving as the head men’s basketball...

The former Pioneer Arcade building at 1535 N. Pulaski Road on March 2, 2023, in Chicago. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Pioneer Arcade receives city, state support to be developed into affordable housing

By Lizzie Kane

July 25, 2024 at 2:50 p.m.

A plan to construct affordable housing units in the historic Pioneer Arcade building in Humboldt...

Southport corridor 7-bedroom home with attached 3-car garage: $4.4M

By Saleema Syed

July 25, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Address: 3504 N. Janssen Ave., Chicago Price: $4,400,000 Listed: June 24, 2024 This seven-bedroom, 7½-bath,...

People conduct business inside the Cook County Treasurer’s office on Jan. 10, 2024. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

More than 10,000 Cook County residents to receive property tax refunds

By Sylvan Lebrun

July 23, 2024 at 5:56 p.m.

More than 10,000 residents of Cook County can expect to receive automatic refunds due to...

Wilmette 6-bedroom home with bluestone patio, 2 Juliet balconies: $2.2M

By Kim Quillen

July 23, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Address: 35 Linden Ave., Wilmette Price: $2,200,000 Listed: June 28, 2024 This English Lannon stone...

Summit Design + Build in Chicago is a mixed-use heavy timber building on July 18, 2024. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Mass timber office towers are cozier and more environmentally friendly, but the trend — popular in other cities — hasn’t taken off in Chicago

By Brian J. Rogal

July 24, 2024 at 6:17 a.m.

“Certain cities are just more comfortable with (mass timber) than others,” said Todd Snapp, Chicago-based...

United Center owners Michael Reinsdorf and Danny Wirtz announced their plan for a $7 billion, 10-year redevelopment of Chicago's Near West Side neighborhood around the United Center. The plan, dubbed The 1901 Project would replace the current parking lots around the United Center with publicly available green spaces, a 6,000-seat music hall and thousands of new homes.(RIOS)

Reinsdorf and Wirtz families unveil $7 billion proposal to remake Near West Side around United Center

By Brian J. Rogal

July 23, 2024 at 3:34 p.m.

The United Center's vision is the latest in a string of developer proposals to remake whole...

People shop at Sephora at Water Tower Place in the Streeterville neighborhood on Nov. 24, 2023. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Sephora shuttering its Water Tower Place location

By Brian J. Rogal

July 22, 2024 at 11:27 a.m.

Magnificent Mile retailers were already reeling from the rise of online shopping when COVID-19 severely...

Unit owners are entitled to voice their concerns to the board and managing agent.

Condo Adviser: Unit owners are entitled to voice concerns to the board

By Howard Dakoff

July 21, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Unit owners also have the right to file a declaratory lawsuit against the condo association.

Christiana Powell, a longtime Woodlawn resident who lost her home to foreclosure but is refusing to leave, rallies with three other families who live in the building on July 18, 2024. Neighbors are signing up to camp out and protest to stop the sheriff from evicting Powell, who is alleging the bank took out an illegal second mortgage. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Woodlawn community rallies around third-generation family being evicted from home

By Sylvan Lebrun

July 19, 2024 at 4:30 p.m.

Christiana Powell’s family has lived in their Woodlawn home since 1950, spanning three generations. The...