Chicago Real Estate

Gov. JB Pritzker takes questions at a press conference to announce the expansion of Illinois’ medical debt relief program on Oct. 15, 2026, in the Cook County Health building. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

Gov. JB Pritzker says Illinois housing plan likely waits but Bears stadium and data center bills alive

By Olivia Olander

October 15, 2026 at 5:21 p.m.

Gov. JB Pritzker said his plan to allow multifamily homes on single-family lots probably won’t...

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...

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Real Estate Matters: Reader shares concern about paying more bills online after reading article about increasing hacks

By Ilyce Glink

January 11, 2024 at 12:04 p.m.

Q: Your recent article that discusses the increasing hacks and perils of online transactions recommended moving as...

Logan Square 5-bedroom home with heated bathroom floors: $1.4M

By Kim Quillen

January 11, 2024 at 7:34 a.m.

A horse racetrack in Crete is on the market for $1.29 million and the real estate broker behind the property has a family connection to horse racing in Illinois.

Rare real estate: 68 acres, a race track and a horse swimming pool for sale in Crete

By Hank Sanders

January 10, 2024 at 9:25 a.m.

Just off the corner of East Bemes Road and South Klemme Road in Crete is...

Liam Krehbiel, the founder and CEO of Chicago-based Topography Hospitality LLC, is pictured on Dec. 1, 2011.

Chicago business owner plans redevelopment of George Williams College campus on Wisconsin’s Geneva Lake

By Bob Goldsborough

January 8, 2024 at 1:29 p.m.

Liam Krehbiel, the scion of a noted Chicago-area business family, is behind an ambitious plan...

Bears linebacker Tremaine Edmunds walks the field before the game Nov. 5, 2023, at the Superdome in New Orleans.

Chicago Bears middle linebacker Tremaine Edmunds buys Northbrook home for $1.4M

By Bob Goldsborough

January 7, 2024 at 8:26 a.m.

Chicago Bears middle linebacker Tremaine Edmunds paid $1.41 million in June for a five-bedroom, 6,101-square-foot...

This is the Jesup Memorial Library in Bar Harbor, Maine. Its cork flooring was installed in 1911. (Tim Carter/TNS)

Ask the Builder: What do you know about cork flooring?

By Tim Carter

January 5, 2024 at 6:00 a.m.

What I'm about to share with you might amaze you. We've all heard it said...

Justine Mosley Stephens, left, talks to tenant Rayvon Savary in his kitchen at one of her rental buildings on Dec. 11, 2023, in the 6500 block of South Aberdeen Street.

Repairing homes as a form of public art, Tonika Lewis Johnson helps Englewood reinvest in the disinvested

By Darcel Rockett

January 5, 2024 at 11:12 a.m.

Segregation. Redlining. Land sale contracts, where real estate speculators in the 1950s and '60s sold...

Real Estate Matters: Land owner curious about tax implications of forming LLC to avoid probate

By Ilyce Glink

January 4, 2024 at 5:54 p.m.

Q: I inherited a parcel of land upon my father's death. His wishes were for...

The Isleys fixed and remodeled a flooded basement to add a 1950s-style kitchen.

Olympia Fields mansion built by R. Kelly listed for $3.5 million

By Bob Goldsborough

January 4, 2024 at 6:06 p.m.

The massive, 30-room Olympia Fields mansion that disgraced recording artist R. Kelly once owned was...

Bulls guard Jevon Carter (5) shoots a three-pointer during the third quarter of a game between the Bulls and Milwaukee Bucks at the United Center on Nov. 30, 2023. (Trent Sprague/baiduhai)

Chicago Bulls guard Jevon Carter pays $965K for West Loop condo and then sells Wisconsin home

By Bob Goldsborough

January 2, 2024 at 11:01 a.m.

Chicago Bulls guard Jevon Carter in July paid $965,000 for a three-bedroom, 2,535-square-foot condominium in...