Chicago Real Estate

Former Chicago Bulls point guard Coby White sold his six-bedroom, 7,000-square-foot Lincoln Park mansion for $5 million. (Cook County Assessor)

Former Chicago Bulls player Coby White sells Lincoln Park mansion for $5M

By Bob Goldsborough

October 9, 2026 at 9:50 a.m.

Former Chicago Bulls point guard Coby White sold his six-bedroom, 7,000-square-foot Lincoln Park mansion for...

A long-stalled hotel development at 4930 Oakton Street, Skokie, may soon progress, as an attorney for the village confirmed at an Oct. 5 Board meeting that of the "eight to 10 developers" who have expressed interest in the site, Murphy Development Group has emerged as the frontrunner. (Pam DeFiglio/Pioneer Press)

Skokie identifies developer ready to take over stalled downtown hotel project

By Claire Murphy

October 8, 2026 at 4:39 p.m.

Skokie's attorney Rodney Lewis told the Board Oct. 5 that Chicago developer Murphy Development Group...

Former Illinois state Sen. Kirk Dillard, who was the chair of the Regional Transportation Authority from 2014 until Sept. 1, and his wife, Stephanie, sold their six-bedroom Hinsdale home for $1.25 million. (Repropix)

Former state Sen. Kirk Dillard sells Hinsdale home for $1.2M

By Bob Goldsborough

October 8, 2026 at 12:38 p.m.

Former Illinois state Sen. Kirk Dillard and his wife, Stephanie, sold their six-bedroom, 5,295-square-foot house...

The Re-Loop Vision Coalition proposed a walkable “experience district” featuring 80-foot sculptures forged from crushed CTA rail steel, food stalls and a permanent home for salvage businesses, makers and fabrication programs already doing such work on the South and West sides. (Re-Loop Vision Coalition)

World Business Chicago picks design contest finalists: Covered highways, residential alleys, recycling tourism

By Robert Channick

June 3, 2026 at 7:39 a.m.

World Business Chicago, which hosted the “Horizon Lines” open design contest this spring, on Wednesday...

Trinity Christian College community members leave Ozinga Chapel on the Palos Heights school's campus after a legacy celebration May 7, 2026. (Olivia Stevens/Daily Southtown)

Chicago Christian Schools announces plan to purchase Trinity Christian College campus

By Olivia Stevens

September 8, 2026 at 9:43 a.m.

Chicago Christian Schools said it has an investment effort to buy the 60-acre Trinity Christian...

Mechanical seed collection in Orland Park, next to a 5-acre parcel in Orland Hills the Forest Preserves of Cook County is proposing to purchase. (Forest Preserves of Cook County)

Cook County Forest Preserves looks to purchase and restore 5-acre parcel in Orland Hills

By Olivia Stevens

June 2, 2026 at 3:19 p.m.

A 5-acre strip on 167th Street in Orland Hills may be bought by the Forest...

Winnetka 5-bedroom home with 2 sunrooms and a koi pond (Melanie Wegner)

Winnetka 5-bedroom home with 2 sunrooms and a koi pond: $2.4M

By Kim Quillen

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

This five-bedroom home three full bathrooms, two half bathrooms, two sunrooms and living areas that...

Gov. JB Pritzker addresses reporters after the end of the spring legislative session at the State Capitol in Springfield on June 1, 2026. (John J. Kim/baiduhai)

Gov. JB Pritzker’s multiunit housing plans for Illinois stall in Springfield’s spring session

By Olivia Olander

June 1, 2026 at 4:08 p.m.

Faced with concerns about usurping local control of zoning issues related to housing, Gov. JB...

A five-bedroom house on the Gold Coast that was designed by architect Jarvis Hunt sold for $3.7 million, almost three years after it first came on the market for $5.5 million. (Cook County Assessor)

Gold Coast home designed by architect Jarvis Hunt sells for $3.7M

By Bob Goldsborough

June 1, 2026 at 1:23 p.m.

A five-bedroom, 7,500-square-foot Italianate-style house on the Gold Coast that was designed by architect Jarvis...

Nick Fatouros stands in front of Thassos Greek Restaurant when the eatery opened in 2022 in Clarendon Hills. The restaurant recently closed, leaving an empty storefront in the village's downtown. (Pioneer Press file)

Thassos Greek Restaurant closes in Clarendon Hills, leaving gap in downtown eating options

By Chuck Fieldman

June 1, 2026 at 5:16 p.m.

The building owner of the recently vacated Thassos Greek Restaurant says he's been contacted by...

People seek help with property tax issues at the Cook County treasurer’s office on North Clark Street in downtown Chicago on Nov. 14, 2025. (Terrence Antonio James/baiduhai)

Cook County tax buyer industry will be phased out in ‘equity theft’ reform bill

By A.D. Quig

May 31, 2026 at 4:49 p.m.

Under a bill that passed in Springfield, annual tax sales — the government’s way of...

Patrick A. Salvi II, who represented Northwestern University athletes during a hazing scandal that cost the school’s football coach his job, has listed his Nantucket-style house in Winnetka for $2.4 million. (Cook County assessor)

Attorney who represented Northwestern athletes during hazing scandal lists Winnetka home for $2.4M

By Bob Goldsborough

May 28, 2026 at 11:48 a.m.

A prominent Chicago personal-injury attorney who represented Northwestern University athletes during a hazing scandal that...

This three-bedroom, three-bathroom home in Streeterville recently went on the market for $1.7 million. (Norma Rios/The Collective)

Streeterville 3-bedroom Lake Point Tower condo with custom red kitchen: $1.7M

By Lauryn Azu

May 28, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

This three-bedroom, three-bathroom home has 180-degree views of Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline from...