Chicago Real Estate

Loop 4-bedroom home with custom wine cellar. (RM Luxury Group)

Loop 4-bedroom home with custom wine cellar: $10.9M

By Kim Quillen

October 15, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

This four-bedroom home has a private elevator entry, floor-to-ceiling windows and east- and west-facing terraces.

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To spur housing growth, Chicago must attack prerogative, outdated zoning: report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

Karina Fuentes, of Venezuela, stands near the backyard of her home in Chicago's New City neighborhood on June 14, 2024. When Fuentes toured it with her new caseworker, there was no heat or hot water, emails show. A valve in the basement was leaking and the shower faucet wasn’t installed. She had to wait several more weeks in their shelter hotel room before the family could move in. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

A migrant family felt ‘blessed’ to be picked for a state rental program. They were given units that seemed unlivable — with a difficult choice.

By Nell Salzman

July 7, 2024 at 7:28 a.m.

Over an 18-month span through June, the state would pay more than $50 million to...

Longtime Chicago broadcaster Jeanne Sparrow, who hosts a weekend show on WVAZ-FM “V103” and previously was WMAQ-Ch. 5’s entertainment reporter, on June 10 sold her two-bedroom condo in Logan Square for $483,600. (Cook County Assessor)

Longtime Chicago broadcaster Jeanne Sparrow sells Logan Square condo for $483,600

By Bob Goldsborough

July 5, 2024 at 8:15 p.m.

“It was the first place I ever bought,” Sparrow told Elite Street. “You buy a place,...

West Loop 2-bedroom condo with floor-to-ceiling windows: $1.1M

By Saleema Syed

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

This corner-unit, two-bedroom condo in the Fulton River District in the West Loop is one...

Comedian, actor, writer and director Bobcat Goldthwait, who starred in the “Police Academy” movie franchise and also played opposite Bill Murray in the 1988 film “Scrooged,” in April sold his four-bedroom home in Winfield for $750,000. (Bob Goldsborough)

Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait sells home in west suburban Winfield for $750,000

By Bob Goldsborough

July 3, 2024 at 4:42 p.m.

In February, Goldthwait listed the contemporary-style house and the adjoining vacant lot for $775,000.

Northbrook 4-bedroom home with lap pool and cabana: $2M

By Saleema Syed

July 2, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Address: 1540 Grant Road, Northbrook Price: $1,999,000 Listed: June 11, 2024 This mid-century modern house...

The largest lease signed during the second quarter in downtown Chicago was inked by Grubhub, which took 90,000 square feet at the renovated Merchandise Mart. Grubhub's new Merchandise Mart space marks a 45% reduction from what it occupies in the Central Loop's Burnham Center, pictured here.

Office tenants seek out top-tier spaces, showing downtown market isn’t quite dead

By Brian J. Rogal

July 1, 2024 at 4:56 p.m.

Downtown leasing activity remains well below pre-pandemic averages. But landlords are pushing up rents in...

Loyola University Chicago head men’s basketball coach Drew Valentine and his wife, Taylor, have listed their five-bedroom, home in Glenview for $1.149 million.

Loyola University head men’s basketball coach Drew Valentine lists Glenview home for $1.1M

By Bob Goldsborough

June 30, 2024 at 7:47 a.m.

Drew Valentine and his wife paid $995,000 in mid-2021 for the home.

Lincoln Park 7-bedroom home with elevator: $5M

By Lauryn Azu

June 27, 2024 at 5:00 a.m.

Address: 2130 N. Cleveland Ave., Chicago Price: $4,999,999 Listed: May 15, 2024 This seven-bedroom, seven-and-a-half-bath...

The three buildings at far right, between 3627 and 3633 N. Sheffield Ave., are shown in 2013 before a large right field video board later blocked their views of action at Wrigley Field. (Nuccio DiNuzzo/baiduhai)

Bleacher-blocked Wrigley rooftop buildings on track to be torn down

By Jake Sheridan

June 26, 2024 at 7:50 a.m.

The buildings between 3627 and 3633 N. Sheffield Ave. long had seating and views of...

Oswego 3-bedroom house with a heated greenhouse: $1.2M

By Saleema Syed

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

Address: 7630 Route 34, Oswego Price: $1,175,000 Listed: June 13, 2024 This three-bedroom, three-bathroom home...