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...

This Chicago duplex at 200 E. Delaware Place, Unit 8-9C, has a primary suite bathroom with quartzite stone, a soaking tub, a glass steam shower, radiant heated floors, a water closet and a dedicated dressing area with a vanity counter and a smart mirror. (James McGing)

Streeterville 4-bedroom duplex with coffee and wine station: $1.3M

By Saleema Syed

January 15, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

This home at 200 E. Delaware Place, Unit: 8-9C, has a primary bathroom with quartzite...

A “For Sale” sign is seen on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2026, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Home sales stuck at 30-year low in 2025 as mortgage rates, prices weighed on market

By Alex Veiga

January 14, 2026 at 11:10 a.m.

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes totaled 4.06 million last year, flat versus 2024, when...

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)

La Grange OKs demolition of historic Jackson Square building for condo development

By Hank Beckman

January 13, 2026 at 3:46 p.m.

The La Grange Village Board unanimously approved a 5-story, 39-unit condo complex on the site...

A four-bedroom, 4,687-square-foot mid-century modern house on a 3.5-acre, sloping lot on a bluff overlooking the Illinois River on Peoria’s north end recently was listed for $975,000. (Mark Ferrill)

Peoria home designed by noted Chicago-area architect Paul Schweikher listed for $975,000

By Bob Goldsborough

January 13, 2026 at 9:41 a.m.

The low-slung, rambling house, which came on the market in mid-November, is one of Peoria’s...

The mansion at 609 Sheridan Road in Winnetka, which sold for $34.5 million in November, sits along the lakeshore on Jan. 7, 2026. (E. Jason Wambsgans/baiduhai)

Here are the Chicago area’s top 10 home sales of 2025

By Bob Goldsborough

January 13, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

For residential real estate, 2025 was the year of the Chicago-area megasale.

Glen Ellyn 3-bedroom home with front, back and side patios (Rachael Ormond/Portraits of Home)

Glen Ellyn 3-bedroom home with front, back and side patios: $1.5M

By Kim Quillen

January 13, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

This three-bedroom home has three full bathrooms, one half bath, hardwood floors and custom millwork.

Bears kicker Cairo Santos speaks to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell before the NFC wild-card playoff game against the Packers at Soldier Field on Jan. 10, 2026. (Patrick McDermott/Getty)

NFL commissioner tours potential new Bears stadium sites, including Arlington Heights and northwest Indiana

By Robert McCoppin

January 12, 2026 at 5:53 p.m.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell joined top Chicago Bears officials Saturday to tour potential new stadium...

A woman walks out of Indian Trails Apartments, an affordable housing development that a developer plans to rehabilitate, in West Pullman, Jan. 12, 2026. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Troubled West Pullman housing complex has new owners, and will get a complete rehab

By Brian J. Rogal

January 12, 2026 at 5:01 p.m.

California-based Transcend Development Group bought the 180-unit property at 221 E. 121st St. in West...

People walk through an open hall at the Kenosha Innovation Neighborhood on Dec. 10, 2025, which aims to serve as a hub for entrepreneurs and startups in Kenosha. The facility is located on the former grounds of Chrysler factories shuttered in 1988. (Armando L. Sanchez/baiduhai)

Kenosha, hit hard by factory shutdowns, is reinventing itself. But questions of affordability loom large.

By Brian J. Rogal

January 12, 2026 at 5:00 a.m.

“I’ve always said we’re a blue-collar, shot-and-beer kind of town, but we’re becoming more of...

A T.J. Maxx store in New Hampshire on Aug. 14, 2025. T.J. Maxx signed a lease for a prominent retail corridor in Lincoln Park, and will open a street-level store by the third quarter of 2026. (Charles Krupa/AP)

New T.J. Maxx coming to refurbished Lincoln Park tower

By Brian J. Rogal

January 8, 2026 at 6:00 a.m.

T.J. Maxx signed a lease for 26,000 square feet on a prominent retail corridor in...