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...

Dionne Mhoon stands in front of the former John G. Shedd Elementary School in Chicago’s Roseland neighborhood on Dec. 15, 2025. Mhoon and her nonprofit, Peace for Preston, plan to turn the shuttered CPS building into a community center in honor of her daughter, slain Chicago police Officer Aréanah Preston. (Brian Cassella/baiduhai)

CPS finds buyers for 3 closed schools, but repurposing remains a challenge

By Kate Armanini

December 20, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

More than two dozen Chicago Public Schools properties remain vacant. Some have been sold, but...

The Glenview New Development Commission on Dec. 10, 2025 considered a proposal for an industrial campus on the 29-acre site formerly occupied by CVS Health. Commissioners had mixed reactions and decided to continue the discussion in January. (Jennifer Johnson/for Pioneer Press)

Proposed Glenview industrial project on 29-acre site, with Northbrook address, gets mixed reaction

By Jennifer Johnson

December 19, 2025 at 11:54 a.m.

Redevelopment plans for the former CVS Health headquarters and vacant land belonging to Northwestern Memorial...

A “For Sale” sign is displayed in front of a home in Prospect Heights on Dec. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

November US homes sales rose from the previous month, but are down from 2024 as prices climb

By Alex Veiga

December 19, 2025 at 10:51 a.m.

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes rose in November from the previous month, but slowed...

Near South Side 5-bedroom home with private rooftop terrace: $1.8M

By Kim Quillen

December 18, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

This five-bedroom four-story home has four full bathrooms, one half bath, hardwood floors and custom...

Former Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Pedro Strop on Dec. 11 placed his five-bedroom, 3,700-square-foot house in the Northwest Side Portage Park neighborhood on the market for $900,000. (Cook County Assessor)

Former Cubs player Pedro Strop lists Portage Park home for $900,000

By Bob Goldsborough

December 17, 2025 at 2:10 p.m.

Strop paid $625,000 in 2019 for the three-story detached house, which was built in 2005.

Wisconsin developer Cal Akin was the buyer who paid $11 million for Georgian-style Lake Forest mansion

By Bob Goldsborough

December 17, 2025 at 12:55 p.m.

The $11 million paid is the seventh-highest amount any Chicago-area buyer has paid for a...

This five-bedroom, seven-bathroom home in Barrington Hills recently went on the market for almost $2.5 million. (Paulina Angelaccio Photography)

Barrington Hills 5-bedroom French Country-inspired home: $2.5M

By Lauryn Azu

December 16, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

This five-bedroom French Country-inspired home has five full bathrooms, two half-baths, designer lighting and custom...

Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills District 181’s offices at 133 Ogden Ave. in Hinsdale. (District 181)

Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills District 181 officials settling in at new offices

By Chuck Fieldman

December 15, 2025 at 5:24 p.m.

Hinsdale-Clarendon Hills Elementary District 181 staff is giving very positive reviews to its new offices

Mike Malinin of the Goo Goo Dolls performs at Lifestyle Communities Pavilion on Aug. 2, 2011, in Columbus, Ohio. (Amy Harris/Invision/AP)

Former Goo Goo Dolls drummer Mike Malinin purchased $1.5M home in Winnetka

By Bob Goldsborough

December 15, 2025 at 2:28 p.m.

Mike Malinin, who was the drummer for the rock band the Goo Goo Dolls for...

Condo Adviser: Board has right to access units for insect abatement treatment

By Howard Dakoff

December 14, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

An insect infestation qualifies as a situation for a condominium board to have legal right...