Chicago Real Estate

People walk through Block 37, the retail and entertainment complex, on Oct. 7, 2026, in Chicago’s Loop. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Block 37 changes hands, and its new owner promises a makeover

By Brian J. Rogal

October 7, 2026 at 3:52 p.m.

Edwards Realty Co. promises to transform Block 37 into an experiential retail center that hosts...

Visitors tour the lobby of the Avalon Regal Theater, a 2,500-seat auditorium that opened in 1927 on East 79th Street, during Open House Chicago on Oct. 15, 2023. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

Open House 2026: Our 12 don’t-miss spots this year

By Bob Gendron

October 7, 2026 at 5:30 a.m.

The annual free event, presented by the Chicago Architecture Center, opens the doors to hundreds...

Republican nominee for governor Darren Bailey gives a thumbs-up as he leaves a press conference near McCormick Place on Sept. 4, 2026. (Arthur Maiorella/baiduhai)

Illinois Democrats accuse Darren Bailey of failing to disclose who provides rent-free Chicago apartment

By Dan Petrella

October 6, 2026 at 5:25 p.m.

The Illinois Democratic Party has accused Darren Bailey, the Republican nominee for governor, of violating...

Former Chicago Bulls center Omer Asik placed his condominium on the seventh floor of the building at 9 W. Walton Street for sale. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Former Chicago Bulls player Omer Asik lists condo for $3.5M

By Bob Goldsborough

July 18, 2026 at 1:21 p.m.

Former Chicago Bulls center Omer Asik on June 10 placed his three-bedroom, 2,703-square-foot condominium on the...

Grace Gumbiner and Sam Gainer outside their soon-to-be new home in a multiunit building in the 1700 block of North Damen Avenue on June 30, 2026, in Chicago. The engaged couple started looking to buy their first home in February. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Summer homebuying season heats up, with packed open houses and offers above asking price: ‘Demand is insatiable’

By S. Sorrina Beecher

July 8, 2026 at 12:31 p.m.

For a national housing market most experts agree is in flux, greater Chicago is a...

Highland Park 6-bedroom home with library, sunroom: $1.7M (Elizabeth Harper/Lady E Photography, LLC)

Highland Park 6-bedroom home with coach house: $1.7M

By Kim Quillen

July 7, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

This six-bedroom home has six full bathrooms, one half bathroom and an English Arts and...

State Rep. Laura Faver Dias, a bill sponsor, talks with Rep. Bob Morgan in the House chamber as resolutions are read at the State Capitol in Springfield on May 28, 2026. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Illinois bill awaiting Pritzker OK would add oversight on private equity firms buying disability group homes

By Olivia Olander

July 7, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

The bill, which passed the General Assembly this spring with broad bipartisan support, requires facilities...

John Altstadt stands in a cornfield across the street from his neighborhood in Hoffman Estates on July 1, 2026. The cornfield is part of the 186-acre Plum Farms property where a data center has been proposed, though the developer recently withdrew his request. (Stacey Wescott/baiduhai)

Data center developer reverses course in Hoffman Estates, days before vote on controversial plan

By Brian J. Rogal

July 6, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Just days before the Hoffman Estates Village Board was set to vote on a controversial...

An excavator brings down the remnants of a building as demolition continues at the former Tinley Park Mental Heath Center, July 2, 2026. Officials expect to finish cleanup at the site by the end of the year. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Park District remains focused on cleanup, mum on future use for Tinley Park mental health center land

By Addison Wright

July 4, 2026 at 10:34 a.m.

Officials said initial demolition and cleanup of the former Tinley Park Mental Health Center should...

Resident Nicole Scott-Johnson outside her apartment building at the Autumn Ridge Apartments in Park Forest, July 2, 2026. (Antonio Perez/baiduhai)

Park Forest mayor says managers doing ‘not enough’ for residents of Autumn Ridge Apartments

By Olivia Stevens

July 6, 2026 at 12:15 p.m.

Park Forest Mayor Joe Woods says Autumn Ridge Apartments managers aren't doing enough as residents...

WGN-Ch. 9 early morning news co-anchor Dan Ponce and his wife, Amy, sold their Tudor-style house in Glencoe for $1.67 million. (Cook County Assessor)

WGN-Ch. 9 anchor Dan Ponce sells Glencoe home for $1.7M

By Bob Goldsborough

July 2, 2026 at 9:08 p.m.

WGN-Channel 9 early morning news co-anchor Dan Ponce and his wife, Amy, sold their five-bedroom,...

Streeterville five-bedroom home with three terraces (David Mitchell at Sudo Studio)

Streeterville 5-bedroom home with 3 terraces: $3.5M

By Kim Quillen

July 2, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

This five-bedroom home has five full bathrooms, three half bathrooms, three terraces, a study and...

A full-floor condominium on the 73rd floor of the recently constructed One Chicago building on the Gold Coast sold in June for $5.25 million. (Prestige Real Estate Images)

One Chicago condo sells for $5.3M, less than half of what it was once under contract for

By Bob Goldsborough

July 1, 2026 at 3:58 p.m.

The 6,000-square-foot-plus condo unit was sold by JDL Development as raw space.