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...

Nick Lubovich, executive director and founder of the Pullman Tech Workshop, and special projects manager Tamika Powell showcase ongoing work at the workshop, which is housed in the former Argus Brewery along Front Street near Chicago's Pullman neighborhood. (Janice Neumann/Daily Southtown)

Housed in an old stable, Pullman Tech Workshop works to bring stability to area housing stock, residents

By Janice Neumann

December 7, 2025 at 5:02 a.m.

Housed in an old stable, Pullman Tech Workshop works to bring stability to area's historic...

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle gives her 2026 budget speech in the Cook County boardroom in the Loop on Oct. 9, 2025. (Eileen T. Meslar/baiduhai)

Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle buys $1M Kenwood home

By Bob Goldsborough

December 8, 2025 at 12:05 p.m.

Preckwinkle long has been a denizen of the nearby Hyde Park neighborhood, and has owned...

Architect Frank Gehry unveils his design for a Millennium Park band shell and seating area on Nov. 3, 1999, in Chicago. (Terry Harris/baiduhai)

Frank Gehry, architect of Millennium Park pavilion and some of world’s most imaginative buildings, dies at 96

By John Rogers

December 5, 2025 at 3:32 p.m.

Frank Gehry, who designed some of most imaginative buildings ever constructed and achieved a level...

This top-floor duplex at 900 W. Washington Blvd. in Chicago offers skyline views from a wraparound terrace. (Brent Borchardt)

West Loop 5-bedroom duplex with private elevator: $4.1M

By Saleema Syed

December 4, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

This top-floor unit at 900 W. Washington Blvd. in Chicago offers skyline views from a...

Tina Rounds, CEO of BEDS Plus, explains the challenges in implementing affordable housing during a recent League of Women Voters forum in La Grange. (Hank Beckman/Pioneer Press)

La Grange Area League of Women Voters forum: Affordable housing could help pump cash into economy

By Hank Beckman

December 2, 2025 at 3:56 p.m.

Affordable housing can affect the area's economy according to a speaker at a recent La...

Diane and Dave Ruhl, of Oak Park, acquired an aluminum Christmas tree, the kind popular back in the 1960s, as they prepared their home to be featured on the Holiday House Walk for the Oak Park River Forest Infant Welfare Society. Their ranch, built in 1965, was owned by mobster Charlie English. (Steve Metsch/Pioneer Press)

‘Midcentury mobster’ home among 4 featured on Oak Park River Forest Infant Welfare Society Holiday House Walk

By Steve Metsch

December 2, 2025 at 1:46 p.m.

An Oak Park home once owned by mobster Chuckie English is featured in the Oak...

The living room of this house at 11711 Juanita Drive, Orland Park, has cathedral ceilings, full windows with remote-controlled window treatments and a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace. (Mark Gutierrez)

Orland Park 6-bedroom Alpine log cabin with fishing pond: $1.2M

By Saleema Syed

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

This house has cathedral ceilings, remote-controlled window treatments and a floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace.

This three-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bath home in the St. Regis Residences recently went on the market for nearly $2.5 million. (RM Luxury Group)

Loop 3-bedroom home with marble and wide-plank hardwood flooring: nearly $2.5M

By Lauryn Azu

November 28, 2025 at 5:00 a.m.

Address: 363 E. Wacker Drive, No. 1506, Chicago Price: $2,450,000 Listing date: Sept. 25, 2025...

Canaan Van Williams, managing partner at Proactive Sustainable Bonds, presents his request to purchase and rehabilitate the shuttered Forest View mobile home park at a Blue Island City Council meeting on Nov. 25, 2025. (Addison Wright/Daily Southtown)

Possible buyer for Blue Island mobile homes presents plan, city requests details

By Addison Wright

November 26, 2025 at 12:28 p.m.

A potential buyer for Forest View Mobile Home Park in Blue Island presented his request,...

Plans have been proposed to convert a downtown Elgin historic structure on Douglas Avenue, known as the McBride building, into a 26-room boutique hotel with a cafe on the ground floor. (Gloria Casas/The Courier-News)

Historic downtown Elgin building to be transformed into a boutique hotel, cafe

By Gloria Casas

November 25, 2025 at 1:49 p.m.

Plans to convert an historic downtown building into a 26-room boutique hotel will be partially...