Chicago Real Estate

Michelle Seitz, the former Russell Investments chair and CEO who earlier spent more than two decades at Chicago-based William Blair & Co., listed her seven-bedroom Kenilworth mansion for sale. (Cook County Assessor)

Former Russell Investments CEO Michelle Seitz lists Kenilworth mansion for $10.5M

By Bob Goldsborough

October 16, 2026 at 3:19 p.m.

Michelle Seitz, who spent more than two decades at Chicago-based William Blair & Co., has...

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.

Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks about the city's economic outlook at the City Club of Chicago on Jan 27.

Pension debt, property taxes, budget holes: Chicago’s next mayor faces huge financial problems

By A.D. Quig

February 5, 2023 at 1:46 p.m.

At a packed City Club luncheon in late January, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot presented a...

The 1870s house at 2240 N. Burling St. in Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood is seen on Jan. 17, 2023. The nearly 150-year-old residence faces demolition after being sold to the co-CEO of @properties, who owns a building next door.

In Lincoln Park, tensions flare over plan to tear down a nearly 150-year-old home

By Brian J. Rogal

February 3, 2023 at 11:39 a.m.

Judy Blatherwick and her family put in decades of work restoring their graceful, Italianate wood-frame...

Robert D. Krebs, who is the retired CEO of the railroad giant BNSF Railway, donated the Italian villa-style mansion he owns with his wife on Walden Road in Lake Forest to Lake Forest College.

Retired CEO of BNSF Railway donates Italian villa-style mansion to Lake Forest College

By Bob Goldsborough

February 5, 2023 at 8:38 a.m.

Robert D. Krebs, the retired CEO of BNSF Railway, and his wife, Anne, donated their...

Lake Holiday 6-bedroom home with 2 fireplaces: $1.7M

By Kim Quillen

February 2, 2023 at 7:37 a.m.

A five-bedroom home in North Barrington that actress Lauren Holly once owned was listed on Jan. 10 for $939,000.

North Barrington home once owned by actress Lauren Holly listed for $939,000

By Bob Goldsborough

February 1, 2023 at 12:44 p.m.

A five-bedroom, 4,951-square-foot Southern Colonial-style house in North Barrington that actress Lauren Holly once owned...

River North 3-bedroom home with floor-to-ceiling windows: $1.5M

By Contributed Content

January 31, 2023 at 7:01 a.m.

Former WGN-Ch. 9 reporter Eddie Arruza sells West Ridge bungalow he renovated for $520,000

By Bob Goldsborough

January 30, 2023 at 2:42 p.m.

When former WGN-Ch. 9 reporter and former WTTW-Ch. 11 correspondent and program host Eddie Arruza...

The former Whole Foods store, now with a Save-A-Lot sign attached to the building's facade, at 63rd and Halsted in Chicago's Englewood neighborhood on Jan. 26, 2023.

Former Englewood Whole Foods will become Save-A-Lot, angering some community leaders. ‘You never hear about a Save-A-Lot in Lincoln Park.’

By Talia Soglin

January 26, 2023 at 8:39 p.m.

The former Whole Foods on 63rd Street and Halsted in Englewood, once heralded as the...

A six-bedroom Lincoln Park mansion that once was listed for $50 million had its asking price reduced on Wednesday to just under $30 million.

Lincoln Park mansion that once had a record-high price tag undergoes $15 million cut

By Bob Goldsborough

January 26, 2023 at 11:32 a.m.

A six-bedroom Lincoln Park mansion that once was listed for $50 million — the Chicago...

Gold Coast 4-bedroom home with marble flooring: $4.2M

By Contributed Content

January 26, 2023 at 5:54 a.m.