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 11:35 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...

WFLD-Channel 32 morning meteorologist Mike Caplan and his wife, Laura, in December sold their five-bedroom, 3,011-square-foot house in Gurnee for $675,000.

WFLD-Ch. 32 meteorologist Mike Caplan and his wife sell Gurnee home for $675,000

By Bob Goldsborough

January 26, 2026 at 11:33 a.m.

Caplan and his wife purchased the home in 2020.

Homeowner Kevin Sherry stands in his condo on Dec. 23, 2025, in a 40-unit Andersonville building from the late 1800s that once housed a Swedish telephone company and map factory. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

As more homes have community associations, monthly fees can make or break an owner’s living situation

By John W. Bateman

January 25, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

Home buyers and owners are seeking greater transparency and understanding of their community’s budget and...

This West Town five-bedroom home with private rooftop terrace has gone on the market for $1.9 million. (RH Motion Pictures)

West Town 5-bedroom home with private rooftop terrace: $1.9M

By Kim Quillen

January 22, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

This five-bedroom home has three full bathrooms, one half bath, 11-foot ceilings and an open...

This home at 817 Lakeview Lane, Burr Ridge, has a finished walkout lower level with a home theater, a rec room, heated floors, a wet bar and a bedroom. (Positive Image Photography/Raindrop Media)

Burr Ridge 5-bedroom home with 2-story foyer and crystal chandelier: $2.1M

By Saleema Syed

January 20, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

This home at 817 Lakeview Lane, Burr Ridge, has a finished walkout lower level with...

Taraji P. Henson, a cast member in "The Color Purple," accepts the award for best supporting actress in a movie during the 55th NAACP Image Awards on March 16, 2024, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles. (Chris Pizzello/AP)

Actress Taraji P. Henson, who starred in ‘Empire,’ sells condo in Streeterville high-rise for $1.7M

By Bob Goldsborough

January 19, 2026 at 2:52 p.m.

Henson sold another condo in the same building in October.

FILE- This April 21, 2018, file photo shows the Fannie Mae headquarters building in Washington. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File)

Donald Trump’s voice in a new Fannie Mae ad is generated by artificial intelligence, with his permission

By Anne D'Innocenzio

January 18, 2026 at 3:19 p.m.

What sounds like President Donald Trump narrating a new Fannie Mae ad actually is an...

Jackson Square Mall, 112 E. Burlington Ave., would be demolished as part of a proposal for a 39-unit residential building on the site in La Grange. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

Jackson Square redevelopment in La Grange prompts call for zoning process change

By Hank Beckman

January 17, 2026 at 12:00 p.m.

The La Grange Village Board's move to allow the demolition of Jackson Square Antique Mall...

River Forest leaders are seeking feedback on a proposed apartment building with retail space on the first floor in the 7600 block of Madison Street. (Igor Studenkov/Pioneer Press)

River Forest seeks feedback on plan for long-vacant Madison Street site

By Igor Studenkov

January 16, 2026 at 2:54 p.m.

A proposed development on long-vacant parcels along Madison Street in River Forest would include 72...

JDL Development has won Chicago Plan Commission approval for a new development on the former Lincoln Yards site. (JDL)

Chicago Plan Commission approves new vision for mixed-use community on former Lincoln Yards site

By Brian J. Rogal

January 15, 2026 at 5:59 p.m.

The Chicago Plan Commission on Thursday approved a plan to transform the northern half of...

Kevin Trudeau leaves the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse in Chicago in October 2013.

Kevin Trudeau, onetime infomercial pitchman, paid $2.3M for River North condo

By Bob Goldsborough

January 15, 2026 at 2:57 p.m.

The author and onetime weight-loss, health and financial infomercial pitchman last year paid $2.285 million...